Is MathWorks a good company to work for?

MathWorks has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,151 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 88% of employees would recommend working at MathWorks to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MathWorks have been left by employees working as EDG , Software Engineer Intern and EDG Engineer .

Does MathWorks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MathWorks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MathWorks. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MathWorks?

88% of MathWorks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MathWorks 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MathWorks?

Software Engineer (312) , Senior Software Engineer (163) , Quality Engineer (93) , Applications Support Engineer (69) , Intern (63) , Engineering Development Group (EDG) (59) , EDG Intern (51) , EDG (44) , EDG Engineer (38) , Software Developer (37) , Manager (35) , Engineer (33) , Applications Engineer (31) , Software Engineer(Internship) (31) , Principal Software Engineer (30)

What are the pros of working at MathWorks according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and there are no late night calls unlike other companies and this could be a team specific information." ((in 461 reviews)); "Team and people are great" ((in 294 reviews)); "Great benefits and" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good work culture and people" ((in 126 reviews)); "Supportive environment with great colleagues." ((in 112 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MathWorks according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (we shouldn't have to rely on a stakeholder bonus to get a halfway decent salary)" ((in 114 reviews)); "low salary and old technology" ((in 108 reviews)); "there is no option to work from home (allowed a maximum of 3 days a year)." ((in 86 reviews)); "Most managers have been with the company for 15+ years and there is an emphasis on the "slow and steady" mantra." ((in 71 reviews)); "Compensation is low compared to other companies" ((in 45 reviews))

What are employees saying about MathWorks layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MathWorks layoffs and their outlook for job security at MathWorks in 2026.

MathWorks reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,558 total reviews)

Jack Little

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

MathWorks has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,558 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MathWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Mar 26, 2013

Segregation at its finest

Sales support specialist

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Pros

Great people, facilities, food, products. Sales kickoff is spectacular (in Boston for entire company, 4 days and 3 nights, open bar every night, includes dinners, music and games, & every 5 years for big anniversaries they travel to remote location - ex for 30th going to San Diego) Summer outing is a blast, whole Natick location goes to Mt Washington for long weekend on company dollar (includes dinners and open bar)

Cons

-Way below industry average salary. -Quarter "bonus" is non-reflective of hard work put in -No pressure in sales organization to hit #'s -Like a highschool, everyone has a click and if you aren't the popular one (or a good looking female), they pass you over for promotion -Multiple levels of management per person -Reviews are HORRIBLE - present determining of what your rating is, moderate pay % increase but when you make below industry average, then the pay increase % is minimal -Everything is done the MathWorks way - if you can't be someones pet or play the kiss ass game, and if you don't like a "cult-like atmosphere", then this is NOT the place for you

1.0

Mar 29, 2017

Horrible Company to work for

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing. There hiring process is such that they will create rocket the next day. LOL :)

Cons

They treat you like slave. No flexibility, no value for balancing work, just slog. Horrible 401k, they vest only 50% and will do 100% after 4 years, slavery is the goal Make you work like dogs and extreme micro management The finance department is worst to work for, please save your self some life by not joining the company.

1.0

Apr 29, 2015

Some development jobs are to be avoided

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Nice perks like free cookies on Fridays and Wednesday breakfasts. Beautiful building Your own office. Great, smart colleagues

Cons

Some development directors regularly put down and treat subordinates poorly They get away with it, because there is a culture of looking the other way when they act this way. This is not across the board, but there are some VERY bad apples, and it really affects the whole management chain, because the managers are walking on pins and needles trying to not rile up these directors who have short triggers. They preach respect and invest, but that seems to only hold true at the lower levels, and it is not true for how management treats its reports.

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