I applied through college or university. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Matic in Jan 2021
Interview
The startup contacted me and told me that they were interested after reading my resume. I was given some take-home technical questions to do which were fair as they were related to manufacturing and design. After that we proceeded with a video interview.
The interviewer was 30 minutes late to the interview and was very condescending. The interviewer was acting like they had better things to do and they kept looking away and talking to other employees. The questions asked were more riddles pertaining to solid mechanics and material sciences that I'm not sure would be relevant to the job. It seems they just wanted someone who knew answers from a text book and not necessarily someone with creativity and problem solving skills. The interviewer ended our interview 15 minutes early and abruptly. 15 minutes later I got an email saying that they were not going to move forward with our other interviews.
Disrespectful experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A block is sliding on a surface at a constant velocity. What is the magnitude of the force of friction acting on the block?
The design challenge was followed by two interviews—one technical and one HR behavioral. The technical interview tested core concepts, while the HR round focused on soft skills and situational judgment. Overall, the interview process ranged from average to difficult, requiring solid preparation and a clear understanding of fundamentals.
I applied online. I interviewed at Matic (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Skipped screening and went straight into a take-home assignment. Pretty non-personal process.
Got some feedback after submitting the challenge that was inaccurate and clearly did not take much time to go through my submission.
There is a screening, two more interviews, and a presentation onsite, so a total of 4 interviews (including the screen).
I did not get past the screening the interviewer talked a lot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you looking to work at a big or small company?
Mechanical Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Matic with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Matic as a Mechanical Design Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Other: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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