good WLB and facilities - Senior Software Engineer In Test MathWorks Employee Review

4.0
Dec 10, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. stable and still growing 2. good WLB, managers/co-workers are very friendly and supportive (at least in my team) 3. good facilities (new building, gym, cafeteria, coffee machine, individual office, stand desk etc.) 4. a lot of useful internal documentations/wikis, for many setup/configuration questions, you can easily get instructions/answers from the internal portal 5. company is very supportive to employees 6. good neighborhood (Natick has a lot of good restaurants/malls, close to Boston)

Cons

1. as a software engineer in test (i.e. QE), you will mostly write Matlab code. Even for many developers, some features are written in Matlab, not C/C++. This will limit your skills, as Matlab coding is not a transferrable skill if you go to other companies. 2. as a QE, you will only know how features work, once you find a bug, transfer to developers to fix. This will limit your skills as well. 3. overall, if you are passionate with coding and development, QE is not a good fit for you 4. salary is not competitive compared to other software companies. The salary is difficult to retain top performers or hire good candidates

Explore other reviews about MathWorks

5.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, amazing benefits, work on solving cool problems

Cons

A bit slower to move and innovate due to long term customers

4.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance and awesome atmosphere

Cons

a bit slow if you want impact

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All