Stable but too many old-timers, Nothing changes - Senior Software Engineer MathWorks Employee Review

2.0
30 Jul 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a stable environment in a great location. The work-life balance is excellent. They have an old but established product. Lots of bright people around

Cons

The company is full of slogans about their values that are largely absent in practice. The review process is political and highly unfair. People stick around for decades and do next to nothing. They are promoted based on who they know. The biggest problem is that this environment is detached from the real world of software development. The skill set you pick up may not be what others need. In short you have to drink the kool-aid and sing the company song otherwise you are in trouble.

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

The values are do the right thing and think long term - hard to get better than that. Work life balance is also quite good.

Cons

Software only, not much hardware. Limited ambition among coworkers.

4.0
8 Jun 2026
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Pros

great work life balance and awesome atmosphere

Cons

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