Applied Materials Software Engineer I interview questions
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Interview started with a introduction and moved on to the coding problem and asked about mu approach and I said that and tried to implement it in a best time complexity .Questions on oops was there ,Overall interview was good
3 round of interviews were conducted (Written test, Technical and HR). 1. Written test covers framing of an algorithm to solve a problem 2. Technical - One on one interview with a tech person 3. HR - Non technical HR round
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Tainan) in Sep 2018
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I had three rounds of interview.
1. English test
2. Technical interview with hiring manager and team members. Basically, the questions are about software skills, domain knowledge, project experience.
3. HR round
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Question 1
What is the most complex problem you have had to solve in your work?