Process
Applied at a college career fair and received a phone call a few days later. The initial call lasted 10 minutes.
Following that, the recruiter offered me a 45-minute technical interview. The questions were very simple, mostly definitions. Anyone who programmed should be able to answer them, but the interviewer had a very strong accent, and I could not understand her about 50% of the time.
Questions included:
- Algorithms
- Java/C++
- Math
- Regular Expressions
Questions
Provide a sorting algorithm and its complexity.
What is:
- A linked list
- The advantages of a linked list over an array
- Method overriding
- A global variable and why its use is considered a bad programming practice
- A destructor
- A virtual function
- A pointer
- The difference between a struct and a class
- The difference between a directed graph and a tree
(Some more inheritance & OOP concepts)
Expand A ^ (B v C).
Your friend and you are playing a coin toss game. Your friend tosses the coin and tells you the result. If the coin toss is a head, he tells the truth. If it is a tail, he tells the opposite.
What is the probability that the coin toss is a head if he tells you it's a head?
A few pattern matching examples.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the MathWorks Software Engineer Co-Op role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
MathWorks's interview process for their Software Engineer Co-Op roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral50%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for MathWorks's Software Engineer Co-Op interview process in United States.
MathWorks Work Experiences
4.0
A good place to receive training and become a software engineer
Software Engineer Co-Op • Current Employee
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
February 23, 2011
Pros: Workload there is not that high and it's a good place to enjoy life and work. Besides, Boston is a great place.
Cons: Rely too much on MATLAB itself to develop new tools. If you want to stick to the same job and company, that is a great place.
3.0
Great Team, Limited Growth
Software Engineer Co-Op • Current Employee
February 28, 2010
Pros: Great working environment.
Knowledgeable co-workers.
Very helpful colleagues.
Family-like atmosphere.
A lot of independence given to interns and co-ops.
Cons: Career growth opportunities are limited for entry-level engineers.
Mature company.
2.0
Don't! Just don't join!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
April 25, 2020
Pros: They take you for an all-expenses-paid new hire orientation to the US. You get to witness MathWorks at its full glory there.
Amazing peer engineers, very experienced and have been at MathWorks for a very long time.
The cafeteria is really good too.
Great infrastructure, and almost everyone having their own rooms (yes, small rooms).
Great lakeside view and what not.
Cons: This goes for the Hyderabad office:
1. The management sucks. Not sure on what qualities the managers demonstrated to get hired. They just climbed their way up through Urmi (company acquired by MathWorks).
2. The only thing that matters to the managers is the number of hours spent in the office. Every one-on-one, the only thing they will ask is if you are spending 9 hours in the office and are coming before 10. Every day, you might have to message the manager if you are 5 minutes late to the office, i.e., coming at 10:05, with a reason. This adds up to so much stress.
3. The managers suck up to their managers too, with emails like, "Dear Sir, Please grant me half-day sick leave, yours sincerely." They keep you in CC so that you follow the lead.
4. The ideas you project to the managers are straightaway rejected, and if the same idea comes across through US folks, they are given due importance. This dilutes your credibility and makes you feel so less important.
5. All that matters in the Hyderabad office is the number of fruits you are taking each day, what time you came, and if you completed 9 hours.
6. There is no cafeteria, and the food outside is very expensive. They don't have the basic courtesy to at least put out some biscuits or a vending machine.
- 4.0A good place to receive training and become a software engineerSoftware Engineer Co-Op • Current EmployeeNatick, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 23, 2011Pros: Workload there is not that high and it's a good place to enjoy life and work. Besides, Boston is a great place.Cons: Rely too much on MATLAB itself to develop new tools. If you want to stick to the same job and company, that is a great place.
- 3.0Great Team, Limited GrowthSoftware Engineer Co-Op • Current EmployeeFebruary 28, 2010Pros: Great working environment. Knowledgeable co-workers. Very helpful colleagues. Family-like atmosphere. A lot of independence given to interns and co-ops.Cons: Career growth opportunities are limited for entry-level engineers. Mature company.
- 2.0Don't! Just don't join!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaApril 25, 2020Pros: They take you for an all-expenses-paid new hire orientation to the US. You get to witness MathWorks at its full glory there. Amazing peer engineers, very experienced and have been at MathWorks for a very long time. The cafeteria is really good too. Great infrastructure, and almost everyone having their own rooms (yes, small rooms). Great lakeside view and what not.Cons: This goes for the Hyderabad office: 1. The management sucks. Not sure on what qualities the managers demonstrated to get hired. They just climbed their way up through Urmi (company acquired by MathWorks). 2. The only thing that matters to the managers is the number of hours spent in the office. Every one-on-one, the only thing they will ask is if you are spending 9 hours in the office and are coming before 10. Every day, you might have to message the manager if you are 5 minutes late to the office, i.e., coming at 10:05, with a reason. This adds up to so much stress. 3. The managers suck up to their managers too, with emails like, "Dear Sir, Please grant me half-day sick leave, yours sincerely." They keep you in CC so that you follow the lead. 4. The ideas you project to the managers are straightaway rejected, and if the same idea comes across through US folks, they are given due importance. This dilutes your credibility and makes you feel so less important. 5. All that matters in the Hyderabad office is the number of fruits you are taking each day, what time you came, and if you completed 9 hours. 6. There is no cafeteria, and the food outside is very expensive. They don't have the basic courtesy to at least put out some biscuits or a vending machine.
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