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Applications Support Engineer Interview Experience

April 1, 2016
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Process

I applied online, and a recruiter called me within a week.

I was asked basic questions, such as:

  • Tell me about yourself
  • GPA
  • Visa status
  • Challenges in a team environment

After this, the recruiter sent me a link for an online programming challenge (Challenge B).

I chose Matlab and C++.

The Matlab section had 22 multiple-choice questions covering basics such as:

  • Functions like plot and stem
  • Matrix concatenation
  • Workspace
  • Search path
  • Private functions

The C++ section had two simple programming questions:

  • Implementing inheritance
  • Finding the maximum difference in an array of numbers

The remaining questions were multiple-choice and mostly involved guessing the output of given code snippets.

Questions

A question involving using #undef and #define inside a function in C++.

Since I have never done that before, I was not entirely sure about the output.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 957 interview experiences for the MathWorks Applications Support Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

MathWorks's interview process for their Applications Support Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive47%
Neutral44%
Negative9%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for MathWorks's Applications Support Engineer interview process in United States.

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