Applied Materials Lead Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Duration: 1Hour 30 Minutes, 2 Coding Questions of Total 175 Marks. 1st Question has 75 marks and 2nd Question has 100 marks.

Q1. 1. Find the smallestMissingNumber in given array using Bitwise OR operation alone 2. Based on Array data Manipulation.
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Using Bitwise OR operation to find the smallest missing number in an array.
• Iterate through the array and perform Bitwise OR operation with each element to set corresponding bit in a bitmask

• Iterate through the bitmask to find the first unset bit, which represents the smallest missing number

• Example: Array [0, 1, 3, 4, 6] would have a bitmask of 10101, smallest missing number is 2
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Q2. Q2: Customized Data Extraction From Given Dynamic Array & Perform Some Math Operations On the Extracted Data
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Q1. Write a Pseudo code for given scenario?
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Pseudo code for a scenario
• Define variables and data structures needed

• Write the main logic using conditional statements and loops

• Handle edge cases and error conditions

• Test the pseudo code with sample inputs
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Q1. System Design & Design Pattern based questions
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Q1. Not Applicable (Yet to be scheduled)
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Aptitude test with 1 Coding Question

Q1. C programming Base is very important Basics of Data Structures Projects
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Q1. Some basic aptitude and behavior question
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Hirepro , 2 easy to medium coding questions with technical questions

Q1. DSA questions were asked they were easy
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Q2. Insert a node at the middle of a linked list
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To insert a node at the middle of a linked list, find the middle node and adjust pointers accordingly.
• Find the middle node using slow and fast pointers

• Adjust pointers to insert the new node at the middle
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Q1. Puzzle and general question
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Quantitative Questions
Computer Science core MCQ questions
2 Coding Questions

Q1. Explain Projects mentioned on resume
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Developed a web application for tracking inventory and sales data
• Used React.js for front-end development

• Implemented RESTful APIs for backend using Node.js

• Utilized MongoDB for database management
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Q2. Questions based on Linked List
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1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard LC

Q1. 1. How will access files in a different server? 2. There are several files all containing similar key value pairs. The values differ in all files. How will you identify all the values that are same and ot...read more
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To access files in a different server, use protocols like FTP or SSH. To identify similar key value pairs in multiple files, compare values using a script or tool.
• Use FTP or SSH protocols to access files in a different server

• Write a script or use a tool to compare key value pairs in multiple files

• Identify values that are the same and different across files

• Example: Use Python script to read files and compare key value p
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General aptitude questions

Problem solving, solved 2 out of 3 questions

General topics were given in gd

Q1. Programming concepts
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Q2. Projects and coding round questions solved
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Q1. General behavioral and situational questions about team members
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Q1. Identify if the number is positive, negative or zero
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Identify if a number is positive, negative, or zero
• Check if the number is greater than 0 to determine if it is positive

• Check if the number is less than 0 to determine if it is negative

• If the number is neither greater nor less than 0, it is zero
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