MathWorks·Software Engineer

MathWorks Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Oct 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After I applied, the first real hurdle was an online assessment.

It mixed conceptual questions with multiple coding problems, and it felt like the bar was set for people who were comfortable solving under pressure. I had several aptitude-style items and then coding in Java (and in other cases I saw the assessment split into multiple parts, including math and an optional MATLAB component). Even when I got through some portions, the coding section was genuinely tough—especially when only partial progress translated into not passing enough test cases to move forward.

Once I made it past the initial screen, the path narrowed into timed interview-style

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