Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at MathWorks – An average day – It's not just code!

My workday is pretty awesome. I'm actually happy when I wake up knowing it's a workday. I get to head into the office, solve interesting problems, invent new things with my friends, and if I'm really lucky, I get to teach a class!

MORNING: We start with basics: email maintenance, internal news, new bug assignments...have all my tests passed? Jobs accepted? Rejected? Furrow brow. Figure out why.

LUNCHTIME: By mid-day I've had a standup, reviewed a peer's code, and given feedback on a design or two. I look where I left off with my deliverables for this iteration. Lunch is with friends. Then it's specifications or coding, maybe mixed with a visit from someone needing answers or perhaps swinging by to answer my own requests for help. If I need to really focus I close my door and go head-long at the task.

AFTERNOON: 2:00 Friday? Cookie time.

Finally before leaving I look at what's up for tomorrow, check any jobs I have running, and head home to my family. Perfect!

“The code I write is used by millions and millions of people around the world – and that makes me want to be a better engineer. Every design decision we make affects at least a subset of MATLAB users. It's just exhilarating and pushes me to do a better job every day.”

“I like the dynamic aspects of my job. Depending on what I’m working on, I get to work with people with all sorts of interesting expertise—from different departments and all over the world. We collaborate on initiatives important to the company and in the meantime learn about the incredible ways customers use our products.”

“My favorite part about MathWorks is our investment in our Social Mission program. From our staff volunteer efforts to the charities nominated in our End-of-Year Donations program, I’m inspired by our employees’ enthusiasm and dedication to our mission of giving back to local communities. I’ve had the opportunity to expand our Social Mission program to our global offices – together we are making a positive impact around the world.”

“I like working at MathWorks because our products are so innovative and flexible that I am able to inspire customers in many different industries to implement our tools for their applications. I especially enjoy creating a vision for cross-border interaction to promote international usage of our solutions as this makes business as efficient as possible.

Great tools, a professional pool of resources, and very satisfied customers … what more could I ask for as a sales account manager?”