Applied Materials Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

RehovotPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter phone call where we covered the basics—who I was, why I wanted to work at the company, and general background questions.

After that, I had a single technical interview on Zoom.

That technical round was mostly focused on coding. We worked through LeetCode-style problems, with the difficulty described as having one easier question and then a medium one. What stood out to me was that the interview didn’t really branch into questions about my specific projects or personal story; it stayed centered on the technical work.

It felt like a straightforward screen: quick recruiter context, then a focused coding evaluation. I didn’t end up getting an offer, but at least the process was consistent and I knew exactly what

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