I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials
Interview
One technical interview and one behavioral interview. Process was smooth and non-stressful. We covered standard DSA and OOP problems during our process with a mixture of Introductory systems design. We didn't do pair programming it was more of a theoretical technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design the architecture of an application? and a Algorithmic Analysis question.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Bengaluru) in Sep 2025
Interview
Had 3 rounds
1. Assessment (technical+aptitude)
Had questions on code snippets c++ , questions on oops , os and DSA , and aptitude
2.written DSA round
Easy to medium level leetcode questions but no stl was allowed
3. Technical round ( oops+os+DSA)
2-3 DSA questions, questions on oops , questions on os and some hr like questions
Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Applied Materials with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Applied Materials overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Applied Materials as a Software Engineer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
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