MathWorks Test Automation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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MathWorks
Senior Software Development Engineer In Test
Senior Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Technical screen Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Technical Other Presentation Behavioral Behavioral
6 rounds for SDET II. 2 Tech, 1 Phone screening, 1 HR, 1 Managerial, 1 PPT round. Interviews range from average to hard. HR is the last round. First one is phone screening in which they generally ask about your background.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Matlab related questions.
- C++
- OOPS
MathWorks
Software Engineer in Test
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
Applied in early Feb and got an OA right away with 2 LC questions (graph and intervals) and some Matlab MCQs. Then, a 15-min call with the manager to chat about the company and ask BQ/resume questions. Finally, 3 back-to-back interviews over 4 hours: Technical (OOP, LC style, projects), Manager (behavioral), and HR (behavioral). The whole thing was super smooth, and I got a verbal offer in 3 days, then the formal one. Took about two months.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you tell me about a project from your resume that you worked on?
- Can you explain a project from your resume?
- Walk me through one of the projects listed on your resume.
MathWorks
Software Engineer In Test
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Presentation
A hiring manager initially called me for both HR and technical phone interviews. After that, I had another phone interview with HR. Then, I was invited for an onsite interview. About 15 days post-onsite (which included a 45-minute presentation and 5 interview rounds), they mentioned positive feedback but noted my background wasn't a perfect fit for the role. They then suggested considering me for the same position under a different manager. This led to another tech phone interview focusing on C & C++. Four days later, I interviewed for a different role I wasn't familiar with. Finally, four days after that, they emailed to say the first position was filled internally and I wasn't a good background match for the second position.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Regarding MATLAB, can you explain the difference between functions and scripts?
- What is the try-catch function in MATLAB?
- Could you discuss optimization techniques in MATLAB, such as vectorization and zero initialization?
MathWorks Test Automation Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from MathWorks interview reports.
“In Linux, how would you list all the currently running Java processes?”
Read reports →“In MATLAB, what would happen if a decimal number was passed to the factorial function?”
Read reports →“In MATLAB, what would happen if an array was passed to the factorial function?”
Read reports →“How do you go about installing Python in Linux from the command line?”
Read reports →“How would you go about creating a 3x3 matrix in MATLAB?”
Read report →“Regarding MATLAB, can you explain the difference between functions and scripts?”
Read report →“Can you explain a Java memory leak and give an example?”
Read report →“What is a primary key in a database context and can you give an example?”
Read report →“Could you implement a calculator using HTML, CSS, and Javascript?”
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