MathWorks Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.8

97% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)
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Jack Little

100% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated MathWorks with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. MathWorks is rated 25% above average by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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30 reviews
4.0
Aug 16, 2021
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Pros

- Good Work Life Balance - Great Colleagues and good rational workplace - Fantastic set of products make the work for an engineer exciting. - Scientific community of co-workers - Layoffs are extremely rare even during recessions

Cons

- Salary is not the best there is. Competitive but not great. - Conservative hiring and growth plans - Pretty flat hierarchy with lots of long timers. So growing up the ladder can be tough.

1.0
May 31, 2021
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Pros

1. Decent hikes 2. Workplace is good 3. HR is very cooperative.

Cons

1. The culture is terrible 2. Managers think that they are school teachers and employees are kids.They are rude and arrogant. So many junior resources had to call them 'Sir' just to satisfy their ego. 3. In 1-on-1 meetings they often stress about spending 9 hr I office. But expect to work beyond 8.30 pm as meetings are setup regularly beyond 8.00 pm. 4. Managers doesn't know much about coding and technicalities. They often blabber nonsense in team meetings to show their presence. They reject your ideas but don't feel the need to explain why, they are managers you know.. 5. When you join the org no one takes responsibility of onboarding. Namesake buddy will be assigned who will not answer your queries nor feels necessary to set the context. Never had such a horrible experience 6. Micromanagement to a level that will surprise you. When you talk to a colleague in India or US, your manager in US will have a record of that. Unbelievable.. but it happened. 7. The hiring manager had lied/cheated about the technology that I would be working. When expressed displeasure about the same, he threatened that he would issues a PIP 8. The team I worked is totally mismanaged and the work culture is terrible. 9. A lot of presentations and documentation. The emphasis is more on how you prepare your presentations and not on the quality of development. Font of a specific bullet point is more important than content. 10. Most of the teams are peripheral to Simulink hence they don't find it important to write neat code. 11. It's not a place if you are an experienced/ambitious C++ developer. Keep away from Hyderabad office. 12. No scope for careen development. Managers won't find it important to discuss about it.

5.0
May 27, 2021
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Pros

Research oriented atmosphere for high achievers. Emphasis on reducing technical debt and clean code. Smart coworkers who value success.

Cons

Compensation growth can be slow. Boston suburb is so-so due to weather and cost of living.

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