Applied Materials Software Engineer Interview Experience: theoretical DSA and same-day coding

I first went through a technical round and a behavioral round. The technical part covered standard DSA and OOP, but it was a theoretical discussion of systems-design concepts rather than live coding. The behavioral conversation felt smooth and not stressful, and the questions were familiar. A couple of weeks later, I had two focused sessions on the same day. The first was a medium LeetCode-style…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.