Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at National Instruments with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 94 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 Software Engineer according to 94 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments (Austin, TX) in Oct 2013
Interview
The campus interviewer had a hardware background and he hammered me with hardware questions which were difficult for a computer science student. When I muddled through them, the interviewer mentioned that he was impressed I was able to handle new subject material. My point in mentioning that is just that the campus interviews are limited by the people they have on hand, and were more difficult than they needed to be.
When I got to the on site interviews, my interviewers were all software engineers. Their questions tended to be reminiscent of what I've experienced at other companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree with colored nodes, write an algorithm which will count how many contiguous chunks of color are in the tree.
It was a smooth and productive experience, showcasing strong problem-solving skills and a solid grasp of data structures and algorithms during the DSA round. There were two rounds of technical conducted.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at National Instruments (Pulau Pinang) in Mar 2025
Interview
asked 2 questions, one of the question is object oriented programming question which I think is pretty hard will have to think deep through but the interviewer is kind enough to help you, if you don't understand
I applied for the position through campus placements, and the interview went well. The process was smooth, and I had a positive interaction with the interviewers. I am hopeful for a good outcome.