I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at National Instruments (San Antonio, TX) in Sep 2015
Interview
Met with an interviewer at our campus career center. We had an hour to talk, and the interview was split up into behavioral and technical questions. The first two behavioral questions were fairly straight forward, and the technical questions were what I expected from doing a bit of research before hand. The interviewer was very helpful and a generally pleasant person, and afterwards we talked about what he does and how he got into doing it. I felt like I could have done a better job, but that I had certainly not made any large mistakes either. In the end I was not offered an on site interview, but given my resume I was not surprised at all. It was my first real technical interview, so I was just happy to get the experience.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Q: You are responsible for creating an online poker game with tens of thousands of users. How would you model the deck of cards, and how would you shuffle it?
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.
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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