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National Instruments interviews FAQs
Applications Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at National Instruments with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 50 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Instruments overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Instruments as a Applications Engineer according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 13%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at National Instruments (Allahabad) in Aug 2013
Interview
3 rounds- Written MCQ Aptitude Test (not very difficult questions, but too many) , GD (Batman vs Spiderman) and Interview (Technical- 2 rounds and HR-1 round).
Overall interview was really good as I found the questions to be thought-provoking and conceptual , not based on rote-learning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 different sizes soap bubbles are joint by thin (capillary) tube. What will happen?
I interviewed at National Instruments (Austin, TX)
Interview
They fly you to Austin and you meet with a bunch of different people to assess your personality, tech skills, people and presentation skills. Study basic programming interview questions about 200 level uni courses before you go.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to loop through a 2d array with an odd stride but even length
I interviewed at National Instruments (Newbury, England)
Interview
Interviewed for the engineering leadership program, conducted as a interview day with other graduates. Mixture of HR and technical interview, group task and meal with fellow applicants. Great experience and well executed.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
Initial phone screen with recruiter, then a video chat with hiring manager. Afterwards, 1:1 video interviews with various team members, and finally a video panel interview w/technical presentation to the same people with whom the 1:1 interviews were conducted. However, no response from the recruiter for weeks after the panel interview. Unprofessional
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you applying to this position? Why National Instruments? Describe your background, explain relevant technical concepts