MathWorks Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at MathWorks.
MathWorks
Application Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Presentation Behavioral
The interviewers were really smart and talented people. The whole process was exhausting. I had to give a presentation about my background and why I think I'm a good fit for the role. Then there were several one-on-one interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain why you are the right candidate for this position?
MathWorks
Applications Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Presentation Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
Got referred by someone at MathWorks. First, there were two phone interviews, pretty chill and mostly not technical. Then, I went onsite for a full day of interviews. The day started with me giving a presentation about my past work and experience, which took about 30-45 minutes. After that, I met with several people from the team – sales, managers, engineers. These chats were mostly casual, just to get to know me. I think doing a really good presentation can make the one-on-one interviews a bit easier. Finally, I had a chat with HR about the usual stuff and some behavioral questions like 'Why MathWorks?'. The whole experience was really nice because everyone I met was super friendly.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell us about your past and relevant experience.
- What makes you want to work for MathWorks?
- What's prompting your job search?
MathWorks
Applications Engineer
Intern Average No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
It was a two round process. The first was an HR round over the phone, lasting 30 minutes. They asked basic questions like what you'd do during a team conflict, how you handle multitasking, and about your past projects, challenges, and solutions. The second round was a technical phone interview for 45 minutes. They asked about the pigeon hole principle and a color problem. You had to pick 3 programming languages from C/C++/Java/MATLAB and got simple questions about inheritance and references.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- In the event of a team conflict, what would be your course of action?
- Describe your approach to managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Can you elaborate on the projects you've undertaken, including the challenges encountered and how you addressed them?
MathWorks Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from MathWorks interview reports.
“How do you find the total number of elements in a Matlab array using the 'numel' function?”
Read reports →“What's the distinction between CRect c; and CRect c() for a class named CRect?”
Read reports →“Is it possible to have two x-axes on a single Matlab plot?”
Read reports →“How do you define your own function in MATLAB and then save it in the list of predefined functions?”
Read reports →“For a 2x2 matrix, how do you find its inverse?”
Read report →“Given a partial differential equation and an initial condition y(0), how would you solve for x and y?”
Read report →“On a graph, where would you locate a stable system versus an unstable one?”
Read report →“How would you plot both position versus time and position versus distance on the same graph?”
Read report →“Describe how to fill a matrix with n numbers, where each number is divisible by 3.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 81 MathWorks interview reports.