Principal Software Engineer - MATLAB Data Visualization

Job Summary

Math Works has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in‑person time with colleagues and flexible at‑home life optimizations. Learn More:

The MATLAB Graphics and Data Visualization team is responsible for the core visualization experience in MATLAB. We develop a broad range of plotting and charting capabilities, from foundational line and scatter plots to extensible tools for building advanced interactive data visualizations. Our work forms a critical bridge between interactive graphics, rendering, and export within the MATLAB ecosystem, and plays a central role in shaping the evolution of MATLAB’s data visualization capabilities.

Math Works nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

As a member of the MATLAB Graphics and Data Visualization team, you will focus on developing web‑based solutions spanning client, server, and cloud‑hosted components that enable customers to access, share, and interact with their data visualizations in new and innovative ways.

• Own and evolve architectural direction for web‑based solutions that deliver MATLAB graphics to customers.
• Drive cross‑team modernization efforts, making informed tradeoffs around scalability, reliability, performance and consistency for interactive, data‑first visualizations.
• Provide technical leadership by guiding design reviews, influencing system‑level decisions, and sharing best practices across teams.
• Lead the development of shared, automated workflows for building, testing, and delivering web‑based graphics software.
• Champion software quality, including the definition and application of functional and non‑functional testing strategies with a strong emphasis on automation.
• Mentor and support other engineers through technical guidance, design feedback, and knowledge sharing.

• A bachelor's degree and 10 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

• Experience designing and implementing web‑based data visualization systems in production web applications.
• Proficiency in C++ and JavaScript, applied to large, complex, production‑quality software systems.
• Experience designing, evolving, and maintaining large‑scale software architectures, including cloud‑based systems.
• Demonstrated experience with automated testing strategies, including functional and non‑functional testing, to ensure system correctness, performance, and reliability.
• Ability to define technical direction and make architectural decisions for complex, cross‑cutting systems.
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers through technical guidance and design reviews.
• Familiarity with web graphics or charting frameworks such as D3.js, Three.js, or similar technologies.
• Experience with MATLAB or other scientific computing and data visualization software.