Great place to work if you find family irrelevant, love a crushing workload, and have no outside life - Senior Software Development Engineer NOV Employee Review

1.0
Jan 15, 2013
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Pros

Reasonably competitive salaries Some good product ideas Many of the

Cons

Little strategic planning Use layoffs rather than planning to manage the cyclical nature of oilfield service revenues Engineering staff careens from disaster to disaster; "fight the biggest fire" mentality Not many employees over 55

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5.0
Mar 5, 2026
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Pros

Management, organization, training, room to grow

Cons

Some locations dont have as much room to grow without moving

4.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very work/life balance friendly. Very strong benefits package.

Cons

Very Siloed. NOV is the result of over 100 acquisitions and the fractured condition of systems and procedures is evident. Leadership is working on it.

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