I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Austin, TX) in Oct 2014
Interview
Interview twice. Phone interview and then panel interview on site. Then offer. through the phone and then a few days later package in paper form. I did not bargain since I was getting a pretty good offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here? Describe you career. etc. Describe your previous software development process and why the choice of architecture. What computer languages you were using and why? Which computer language are you most comfortable with.
Started with HR call for like 30 minutes where the HR explain about the role, ask about my background etc. Tehn technical revivew with 2 leetcode questions where the first one was basick and the second was medium
3 rounds
1 coding round where you need to solve the problem in paper
2 Technical interview asked based on whether you were getting hired as Dev or QA
3 Managerial round
I applied through university. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Oct 2025
Interview
Campus interview process included online aptitude test, C programming questions, basic networking discussion, and technical interview. Difficulty moderate, interviewers professional, feedback clear, overall fair experience with reasonable timelines and expectations.