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Java User Interface Engineer Interview Experience - Natick, Massachusetts

December 1, 2013
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

  1. First interview (technical phone screen for about 50 minutes):
    • Detailed discussion of resume experience.
    • Data structures and algorithms.
    • Motivation for applying to MathWorks.
    • Submission of a video or screenshots of previous work.

-- The next day, I received an invitation for a second phone screen and an onsite interview.

  1. Second interview (technical phone screen for about 25 minutes):

    • Discussion of previous projects.
    • Data structures.
    • Multithreading.
  2. Third interview (HR phone screen for about 50 minutes):

    • Current job search status.
    • Guidance regarding the onsite interview.
  3. Onsite interview (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM):

    • Presentation (about 50 minutes):

      Educational background and experience.

      Why MathWorks.

      List of previous projects.

      In-depth review of one project.

    • Five face-to-face technical interviews (about 30 minutes each).
    • HR interview.

Questions

On phone:

  • Which data structure will you use to implement the mathematical set?
  • What is the difference between the synchronized and volatile Java keywords?
  • What is the EDT (Event Dispatch Thread) and how does it work?

Onsite:

Write Java code to implement all mathematical "Fraction" operations.

Design and implement a ClockRadio device (UML & Java code).

Given a Java Swing application code, draw the expected GUI output.

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