MathWorks Reviews

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 1) Great people to work with
2) Good work-life balance
3) Good learning opportunities

Cons – 1) Salary is lower compared to other companies
2) Review system and growth seems limited
3) Almost no work from home policy

Advice to Senior Management – Lot of the policies seem outdated.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of culture, good work life balance, flexible hours, good senior management. Good company if you are looking to settle down. Company growing, has a stable market.

Cons – Not many career opportunities for moving up the ladder.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at MathWorks full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great work life balance
You get a chance to influence a lot of MATLAB, Simulink users around the world, job level does not matter.
Wednesdays free breakfasts
Smart people
good work environment, fun
yearly summer outing, winter outing

Cons – Salary
Its a great company and you get to influence a lot of users worldwide, I think the average pay should be a bit more.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than a year

Pros – - MathWorks is a very successful company. Despite being very conservative from a management standpoint, it is still able to rake in boatloads of cash. That cash is then reinvested strategically in the business (facilities, new hires).
- If you have initiative, you are encouraged to carve out your niche, by working on side projects that you're interested in. Only 1 of my 3 objectives has anything to do with what I was originally hired for.
- Open door policy: the culture encourages people to collaborate and get involved in others' projects. Information is freely dispersed throughout the whole company. This is such a refreshing change from working for public companies and the government.
- The work/life balance is great, at least in my group.
- Perks: Free breakfast, drinks, cookies. Anniversary celebrations, winter celebration, summer outing, Sales Kickoff. Facilities are great. Nearly all employees get offices.
- Solid benefits: Health insurance, 401k match, group discounts.

Cons – - The review process is largely a waste of time. Your rating is decided (by consensus of the managers in your group) before your manager even starts writing your review. You are asked to write a self review, but your manager isn't even allowed to read it until your rating has been decided and your review has been written. Since peer quotes are non-anonymous, they are mostly just employees scratching each other's backs without any honest feedback.
- Senior management can be out of touch with what customers really want. Product decisions are made based on what is the "next big thing" or what Jack thinks sounds cool, without any customer demand backing it up. Yeah, MATLAB Mobile is a great idea - too bad you can't actually do anything useful with it. These projects are then pushed out at the expense of other projects (things that customers actually want) that have been languishing for years.
- Cliques have formed of people who have been at MW for decades. They are quick to close ranks whenever they feel threatened by newcomers.
- The previous two bullets, plus the fact that MATLAB doesn't have significant competition, mean that there are few consequences for failure. There are no "feature deadlines" at MW. If a true competitor emerged, MW would struggle to compete with this mindset.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to what your customers want. Development should focus all of their efforts on those projects which will have the most impact on our customers, with clear deadlines and consequences for failure.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than a year

Pros – Leader in their industry, have great product

Cons – No specific downside, mostly depends on the team you are in

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than a year

Pros – Smart and talented co workers
Great culture and values
One of the best products out there!!!
Free Wednesday Breakfast ;)

Cons – Not so competitive pay
Any new product goes through approval of a lot of people
Not one of the companies with instant gratification.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at MathWorks as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Very good company, everyone there are very nice, they would hep you at any time

Cons – Route 9 is very busy on weekday, it takes a lot of time in traveling.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at MathWorks full-time for more than a year

Pros – MathWorks is a well-oiled machine. They have great on-boarding programs that introduce you to the culture and set you up to succeed in your position. They are a very staff-oriented company and every department seems to be relaxed - even sales.

Cons – Growing your salary can be difficult, especially for a non-technical employee.

Advice to Senior Management – Management is involved in too many meetings. This can make them unavailable to staff and can really just be a huge waste of time. Save everyone an hour by sending out a solid email.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at MathWorks as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Awesome people around to work with .
Lot of smart people from whom u could learn a lot of things.
Very interesting work and interesting projects.

Cons – Too many meetings. May be decreasing them would help

Advice to Senior Management – Reduce the no of meeting

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at MathWorks full-time for more than a year

Pros – Company encourages creativity- teams are willing to listen to opinions/suggestions
Great benefits
Team working environment
Bonuses are high

Cons – When we are in busy times, you have to make sure you speak up otherwise you will get lost in the mix
Sometimes it seems that if an idea isn't the MathWorks way, it just isn't an option
No work from home option, which can be a down-fall/hassle

Advice to Senior Management – People that aren't managers have good ideas too

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company