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Applications Support Engineer Interview Experience - Natick, Massachusetts

July 1, 2012
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The initial HR round involved common questions: conflicts, GPA, relocation, visa status, and explaining your internship/thesis. Following this, a technical phone interview was scheduled.

The technical interview covered mathematics, programming concepts, C, C++, and Java. I felt somewhat rusty on the mathematics and Java sections, and I was unable to answer 3-4 questions properly or correctly.

I checked my status online, and within 10 minutes, it changed to - "Match not ideal this time."

While I am not in a position to judge them, I can definitely say they do not have a professional attitude. It was one of the most frustrating interviews I've ever attended, as I spent two days preparing, reviewing math and other concepts. Naturally, I cannot know or revise everything possible. A few questions went poorly, leading to rejection.

The job role never sounded particularly interesting, nor did the people seem passionate about their work. What a waste of time!

Never bother applying here!

Some questions asked:

  • Summation over i, i from 1 to infinity
  • FSM and non-deterministic FSM
  • Applet vs. application
  • JVM
  • finally vs. final
  • Garbage collection
  • Four-color problem
  • P and NP
  • Big Oh notation
  • Linked list vs. dynamic array
  • Mutex
  • Virtual destructor
  • Abstract class vs. interface
  • Pass by value and reference in Java
  • Operator overloading

Questions

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FSM and non-deterministic FSM

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 170 interview experiences for the MathWorks Applications Support Engineer role in Natick, Massachusetts.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

MathWorks's interview process for their Applications Support Engineer roles in Natick, Massachusetts is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive56%
Neutral30%
Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for MathWorks's Applications Support Engineer interview process in Natick, Massachusetts.

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