| Careers at MathWorks |
We are seeking a passionate and self motivated student who is currently pursuing an advanced degree to get hands on experience working with cutting edge technologies, agile software development processes, and cloud computing technical operations. Candidates will collaborate with our dynamic team of development engineers and QA engineers to build an exciting incubation stage product involving MATLAB and the web. This is a great opportunity to get industry experience with high growth technology trends such as cloud computing.
Typical Responsibilities
• Designing, developing, debugging, testing and supporting Java web applications and services
• Creating design specifications and test case documents
• Participating in design discussions and code reviews
• Working with product management teams to refine product requirement specifications, functional specifications, directly contributing to product vision and direction
• Diagnosing problems found by other developers, QA, support, customers or others
• Providing timely bug fixes as required
• Taking responsibility for maintenance and further development of code developed by others
• Collaborating with documentation, support, QA and others
Competencies
This position will be called upon to support a variety of software engineering activities in a fast paced engineering environment. In this role you may be assigned to a variety of engineering tasks including software design and implementation, shell programming, database design and management, and more. Candidates should be able to speak, write, and listen well. Candidates should have initiative, be motivated, adaptable to change, industrious, honest, and be able to juggle multiple tasks.
Requirements
• Candidates must be pursuing a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience with Java
• Linux or Windows platform proficiency
• Knowledge of distributed systems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• English: Fluent
Preferred Experience
Maven, Perforce, Groovy, Virtualization, Cloud Computing with Amazon Web Services
It’s the chance to collaborate with bright, passionate people. It’s contributing to software products that make a difference in the world. And it’s being part of a company with an incredible commitment to doing the right thing – for each individual, our customers, and the local community.
MathWorks develops MATLAB and Simulink, the leading technical computing software used by engineers and scientists. The company employs 2500 people in 15 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.A. MathWorks is privately held and has been profitable every year since its founding in 1984.