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National Instruments Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Alex Davern

82% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated National Instruments with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. National Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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18 reviews
5.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people and the culture! Mostly very helpful, smart, fun loving group of employees. NI hired a lot for culture fit and that made the day to day a lot of fun.

Cons

Company vision from the higher ups suffered greatly after the pandemic.

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