I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at MathWorks (Cambridge, England) in Feb 2019
Interview
Initial phone screen; asking about background, etc. from HR. Then another phone call with the manager of the particular position.
Required to give a 50 minute presentation which was quite onerous in terms of preparation and much more than other similar companies are asking. Other than that very standard interview process - pair programming, questions about inheritance, etc. The internal recruiter was nice and professional and made me feel at ease.
Declined because couldn't see myself enjoying the particular position + high cost of living in Cambridge - salary was v. good but when taking account of rental prices in the city just didn't make it worth it relative to other offers which were more interesting to me.
Other Software Developer Interview Reviews for MathWorks
Technical coding assessment given on online platform. Plenty of time for assessment, easy and medium difficulty questions. A series of questions about my experience for which I recorded a video response
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any experience with object oriented programming languages
Multiple coding assessments online, with browser use monitored to prevent cheating. The online environment had no linting or suggestions, so you need to know the correct syntax and function names for your selected programming language
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generally was string handling and mathematical puzzles they had contrived.
The interview process included an initial HireVue behavioural assessment, followed by a timed technical test with algorithmic questions. After that, I had a interview where I walked through my CV and answered scenario-based questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
“Can you walk me through your CV and highlight the most relevant projects?”
“Why are you interested in joining our organisation and this role specifically?”
“Describe a time you made a mistake at work. What did you learn from it?”
“What technical challenges have you faced recently, and how did you solve them?”
“How do you usually gather and validate requirements from stakeholders?”
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at MathWorks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 187 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MathWorks overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MathWorks as a Software Developer according to 187 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 1%
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