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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

November 24, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This was the worst interview I've had. The interviewer showed up 15 minutes late, knew nothing about the program, and asked me extremely specific questions about my resume that had nothing to do with the job.

She then asked me to change the code from my coding challenge (which I had done weeks ago) to add some functionality, but constantly interrupted me to offer ideas as I went, rather than letting me solve it for myself.

After the interview, I waited for over a month and heard nothing. Finally, upon emailing them asking if there was anything else they needed from me, they had the courtesy to reject me.

This was a horrible interview with no respect for me or my time.

Questions

Coding Challenge:

Given commands like "./", "x/", "../" that determine whether to go forward or backward in a file system. Determine, after commands are given, how far away you are from the original (home) directory.

Live Interview:

  • Add _____ functionality to your coding challenge.
  • Tell me about _____ insert random skills on your resume.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the MathWorks Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

MathWorks's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive43%
Neutral35%
Negative23%

Candidates reported having good feelings for MathWorks's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

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