Senior C++ Developer Interview Experience - Natick, Massachusetts
Process
Two phone interviews:
- One with the hiring manager.
- One with his technical lead, one week apart.
The company moves very quickly in its hiring process, and arrangements are handled efficiently and smoothly.
After the phone interviews, I was flown out to give a 45-minute technical presentation on a previous project, followed by six 1:1 interviews with:
- The hiring manager.
- The technical lead.
- The division director.
- A project manager.
- An expert in an affiliated group.
- The recruiter.
It is evident that there is a very strong corporate culture of respect and transparent communication, and the interview questions were very well designed to ensure candidates fit into that culture.
I think I passed the culture test but was lacking some technical experience they felt they needed.
Questions
How would you go about writing an interface?
What do you think makes a good leader?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the MathWorks Senior C++ Developer role in Natick, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
MathWorks's interview process for their Senior C++ Developer roles in Natick, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for MathWorks's Senior C++ Developer interview process in Natick, Massachusetts.
MathWorks Work Experiences
- 4.0Good company to start a careerPrincipal Quality Engineer • Former EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 7, 2024Pros: Good benefits and perks. Social life.Cons: Slow career growth. People are stuck in their positions for years.
- 5.0Decent working environmentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 4, 2024Pros: The culture is great. Everyone is friendly and helpful. There are enough challenges with an excellent work-life balance.Cons: Not any cons so far.
- 3.0Comfortable, but probably not worth sticking around for longAssociate Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 30, 2022Pros: Excellent colleagues at the team level, and lots of great team leads. My team was easily the best part of my time at MW. Great WLB. The offices are very nice if you're fond of going in. Work is interesting if you're on a specialized team or if you're lucky enough to get to work with newer tech. Stakeholder dividend is nice, but equity would be nicer.Cons: Core values applied on a "rules for thee, not for me" basis by upper management. Despite proclaiming a "rational workplace," the rank and file were never given any reasoning for why they are required to work in the office while plenty of senior leaders have decided they themselves get to work fully remotely. Career progression is slow, based largely on tenure rather than performance. Pay could be better. Rent is rising faster than compensation in Massachusetts. Lots of teams are stuck on older tech because "that's how it has always been done; it's too hard to change things now."
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