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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,461 total reviews)

Alex Davern

58% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews
5.0
Mar 25, 2012

Engineering excellence given the opportunity

Staff test engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work place. Industries we serve are wide spread leading to broad opportunity for learning technologies. Close interaction with R&D. \

Cons

The work force is of varying experience levels, leading to mis steps occasionally. Too much varied work leads to not enough time to satisfactorily complete projects.

4.0
Mar 13, 2012

great work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Austin, TX HQ is a great work environment - lots of opportunity for engineers right out of school.

Cons

lower pay than other companies

5.0
Mar 9, 2012

An extremely pleasant experience in a thriving, yet comfortable, environment; a place I truly enjoy coming to work daily

Marketing intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people at National Instruments are all so incredible -- this company does a great job of hiring kind, yet motivated individuals, making anyone's experience at NI a great one. The culture is like none I have ever seen -- family oriented, but efficient. They place a high value on work/life balance, which is becoming harder and harder to find in today's society. Also, this company is very flat and transparent, meaning that you are exposed to upper management daily, and nothing is kept a secret from you. I will never forget when I, as an intern, approached CEO, James Truchard, who we call "Dr. T," just to say hello. Upon doing so, he put down his work and had a conversation with me... I will forever respect him for that. He sits in a cube, just like the rest of us, and eats in the cafeteria every single day, just like "one of the gang." I love this fact about him and the company he created.

Cons

The only con I would say about working for NI would be that because the atmosphere is so laid back and comfortable, sometimes expectations are unclear and that can make some roles somewhat inefficient. You have to learn to ask for deadlines at this company.

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