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Updated 31 May 2021

Lam Research Sdet (Software Development Engineer in Test) Interview Experiences

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Simple automation related questions. Basic java questions, 2 analytical question, manual testing related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Average interview.
You must have automation background, simple question they asked related to manual testing and automation. Be very confident that's what they check mainly.
Only advice is be very formal and don't be nervous, answer smartly show the confident you have inside.

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Why are women still asked such personal questions in interview?
I recently went for an interview… and honestly, m still trying to process what just happened. Instead of being asked about my skills, experience, or how I could add value to the company… the questions took a totally unexpected turn. The interviewer started asking things like When are you getting married? Are you engaged? And m sure, if I had said I was married, the next question would’ve been How long have you been married? What does my personal life have to do with the job m applying for? This is where I felt the gender discrimination hit hard. These types of questions are so casually thrown at women during interviews but are they ever asked to men? No one asks male candidates if they’re planning a wedding or how old their kids are. So why is it okay to ask women? Can we please stop normalising this kind of behaviour in interviews? Our careers shouldn’t be judged by our relationship status. Period.
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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. DS and Algo questions based on DP and backtracking
  • Q2. Clone linked list with random pointers.
  • Ans. 

    Clone a linked list with random pointers.

    • Create a new node for each node in the original list.

    • Store the mapping between the original and cloned nodes in a hash table.

    • Traverse the original list again and set the random pointers in the cloned list using the hash table.

    • Return the head of the cloned list.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Mostly DS and Algo rounds followed by design rounds. Sometimes there can be language specific questions.

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Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. 

    Insertion Sort in a Linked List

    Given a singly linked list with 'N' nodes containing integer values, your task is to sort the list using insertion sort and output the sorted list.

    Insertion Sort is an al...

  • Ans. 

    Implement insertion sort algorithm on a singly linked list with integer values.

    • Traverse the linked list and for each node, find its correct position in the sorted list.

    • Remove the node from the original list and insert it at the correct position in the sorted list.

    • Repeat this process until all nodes are sorted.

    • Ensure the implementation is in-place, without using extra space.

    • Handle edge cases like empty list or single no...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Implement Stack with Linked List

    Your task is to implement a Stack data structure using a Singly Linked List.

    Explanation:

    Create a class named Stack which supports the following operations, each in O(1...

  • Ans. 

    Implement a Stack data structure using a Singly Linked List with operations in O(1) time.

    • Create a class named Stack with getSize, isEmpty, push, pop, and getTop methods.

    • Use a Singly Linked List to store the elements of the stack.

    • Ensure each operation runs in O(1) time complexity.

    • Handle cases where the stack is empty appropriately.

    • Implement the logic for each query type as specified in the input and output sections.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 

    Prime Numbers within a Range

    Given an integer N, determine and print all the prime numbers between 2 and N, inclusive.

    Input:

    Integer N

    Output:

    Prime numbers printed on separate lines

    Example:

    Input...
  • Ans. 

    Generate and print all prime numbers between 2 and N, inclusive.

    • Iterate from 2 to N and check if each number is prime

    • Use a helper function to determine if a number is prime

    • Print each prime number on a new line

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was based on oops concepts and their applications and about STLs.

  • Q1. 

    Rectangular Numbers Pattern

    Given a number N, generate a pattern where the outer rectangle is filled with the number N, and the inner rectangles contain decreasing numbers down to 1.

    Input:

    The input be...
  • Ans. 

    Generate a rectangular pattern with outer rectangle filled with N and inner rectangles containing decreasing numbers.

    • Create a 2-D array with dimensions based on input N

    • Fill the outer rectangle with N and inner rectangles with decreasing numbers down to 1

    • Adjust the values in the inner rectangles based on the layer number

    • Return the generated pattern as a 2-D list/array

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This around was basically to judge my communication and behavioral skills.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Software Engineer in BangaloreEligibility criteria7 CGPAQualcomm interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Standard template libraries, Data Structures, Algorithm, Pointers, Dynamic ProgrammingTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Basics should be very clear related to DSA.
Tip 2 : Good knowledge of OS will be plus for Qualcomm
Tip 3 : One should revise the college project thoroughly before interview.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be brief while writing resume.
Tip 2 : Mention atleast 2 projects.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. What is a malloc function and where is it used and how is it different from new?
  • Ans. 

    malloc is a function in C that dynamically allocates memory on the heap. It is used to allocate memory for variables or data structures.

    • malloc is used in C programming language.

    • It is used to allocate memory on the heap.

    • malloc is different from 'new' in C++ as it does not call constructors for objects.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the difference between C++ and Objective C and where will you use it?
  • Ans. 

    C++ is a general-purpose programming language while Objective C is a superset of C used for iOS and macOS development.

    • C++ is widely used for developing applications, games, and system software.

    • Objective C is mainly used for iOS and macOS development.

    • C++ supports both procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms.

    • Objective C is an object-oriented language with dynamic runtime features.

    • C++ has a larger community a...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is the difference between class container and class composition?
  • Ans. 

    Class container is a class that holds objects of other classes, while class composition is a way to combine multiple classes to create a new class.

    • Class container holds objects of other classes, acting as a collection or container.

    • Class composition combines multiple classes to create a new class with its own behavior and attributes.

    • In class container, the objects are typically stored in a data structure like an array o...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. There are fifteen horses and a racing track that can run five horses at a time. You have to figure out the top 3 horses out of those and you don't have any timer machine to measure. How will you find the t...
  • Ans. 

    Divide the horses into groups of 5 and race them. Take the top 2 from each race and race them again. Finally, race the top 2 horses to determine the top 3.

    • Divide the horses into 3 groups of 5 and race them.

    • Take the top 2 horses from each race and race them again.

    • Finally, race the top 2 horses to determine the top 3.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is the most difficult problem that you have solved (during work) till now and why you think you could do so?
  • Ans. 

    Developing a real-time data processing system for a high-traffic e-commerce website

    • Implemented a distributed system architecture to handle large volumes of data

    • Optimized algorithms for efficient data processing and storage

    • Utilized caching mechanisms to improve system performance

    • Worked closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues

    • Example: Successfully reduced data processing time by 50% by imple...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Why you want to change your current job?
  • Q7. What is the width of a tree? How will you calculate the width of the tree?
  • Ans. 

    The width of a tree is the maximum number of nodes at any level in the tree.

    • To calculate the width of a tree, we can perform a level order traversal and keep track of the maximum number of nodes at any level.

    • We can use a queue data structure to perform the level order traversal.

    • At each level, we count the number of nodes in the queue and update the maximum width if necessary.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Skills: Basic C/C++, Implementing Data Structures In C++

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Aug 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions about DS , CN and basic resume

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions about RT OS and memory mapping. And other operating system related questions.
Projects done so far.

Interview Questionnaire 

9 Questions

  • Q1. Tree questions related like traversal?
  • Q2. Locate the sum of 2 numbers in a linear array (Unsorted and sorted) and their complexities
  • Ans. 

    Locate sum of 2 numbers in a linear array (unsorted and sorted) and their complexities

    • For unsorted array, use nested loops to compare each element with every other element until the sum is found

    • For sorted array, use two pointers approach starting from the beginning and end of the array and move them towards each other until the sum is found

    • Complexity for unsorted array is O(n^2) and for sorted array is O(n)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Pointers with increment/decrement, address of and value at operators (++,–,*,&)
  • Ans. 

    Pointers are used to manipulate memory addresses and values in C++. Increment/decrement, address of and value at operators are commonly used.

    • Incrementing a pointer moves it to the next memory location of the same data type

    • Decrementing a pointer moves it to the previous memory location of the same data type

    • The address of operator (&) returns the memory address of a variable

    • The value at operator (*) returns the value sto...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. A point and a rectangle is present with the given coordinates. How will you determine whether the point is inside or outside the rectangle?
  • Q5. There is a point inside the rectangle. How will you determine the line that passes through the point and divides the rectangle into 2 equal halves?
  • Q6. There is a scheme which contains 8-bit and 16-bit signed numbers. How many such combinations are possible?
  • Ans. 

    There are multiple combinations of 8-bit and 16-bit signed numbers. How many such combinations are possible?

    • There are 2^8 (256) possible combinations of 8-bit signed numbers.

    • There are 2^16 (65,536) possible combinations of 16-bit signed numbers.

    • To find the total number of combinations, we can add the number of combinations of 8-bit and 16-bit signed numbers.

    • Therefore, the total number of possible combinations is 256 + ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. You are given an array of elements. Some/all of them are duplicates. Find them in 0(n) time and 0(1) space. Property of inputs – Number are in the range of 1..n where n is the limit of the array
  • Ans. 

    Find duplicates in an array of elements in 0(n) time and 0(1) space.

    • Use the property of inputs to your advantage

    • Iterate through the array and mark elements as negative

    • If an element is already negative, it is a duplicate

    • Return all the negative elements as duplicates

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Given a array of digits. print all combination of of these i.e all no formed by these. repetition allowed. and then repetition not allowed example: i/p: arr={1,2,3} o/p: (without repetition) 123, 132, 213,...
  • Ans. 

    Generate all combinations of digits from an array, allowing and disallowing repetition.

    • Use recursion or backtracking to generate combinations.

    • For repetition allowed: e.g., arr={1,2}, combinations are 11, 12, 21, 22.

    • For repetition not allowed: e.g., arr={1,2,3}, combinations are 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, 321.

    • Utilize a set to track used digits when repetition is not allowed.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. Questions on project

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 3

Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR interview was all about my projects, my background and a few more typical HR questions. It was pretty easy to answer them.

Skills: Algorithm, Data structure, C++
College Name: IIT ROORKEE

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Aug 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Basics of C
  • Q2. Puzzles on data structures
  • Q3. Asked on project
  • Q4. C basics
  • Q5. 3 basic and simple codes
  • Q6. Family background
  • Q7. How was technical interviews
  • Q8. Why should we not hire you

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was just mcq questions but had negative marking
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was cool and interactive round and was fun

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was interesting but I fumbled a little

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was ok

College Name: Cummins College Of Engineering For Women (CCOEW)
Are these interview questions helpful?

I appeared for an interview before May 2016.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: written test
Experience: it was elitmus test conducted by the company itself on campus. As per my knowledge only those scoring 90 percentile got selected for round 2.
Tips: Attempt only those ques that are necessary for scoring 90+ in e litmus. Specially in verbal don't attempt more then required questions, though you might be tempted. The aim is not to score max bt to score 90+

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was a programming based round. I was asked to write algorithms for various array linked list based problems. There was cross questioning prompting to reduce complexity and to use different data structures for same problems.

Mostly it focused on subjects like c, data structures and ADA.
Tips: Be clear with basic of data structures and algorithms. Pointers, queue, stacks, array linked lists, sorting etc are the keywords.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was a information security specific round since that was my major. In depth cross questioning on my thesis topics, honeypots, network intrusion etc. Security certificates, and on the go problems to provide security solution layer wise in different scenarios. Security concept of torrents was also asked in detail.
Tips: It was more of a security discussion and throwing of ideas about how things in a particular case could work or could not. Don't worry about right or wrong answer just be clear with your reasoning about the solution you are suggesting.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: I don't know what to name this round, but it focused mainly on developing test cases for an object. Say they gave me a stapler and said to develop a test plan listing down test cases for a given object to pass so that it can be confirmed that it is a stapler. Another scenario was with a lift.
Tips: This is one round where your presence of mind and inter personal skills matter. I think the way you present your thoughts was most important here.

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: This was was mostly about how would you react in a given professional situation
Like your assigned work could not be completed on time, or if you are doing something wrong with the work assigned.
Tips: This is all about inter personal skills and putting your best foot forward :)

College Name: Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women, Delhi

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

14 Questions

  • Q1. Four people and torch problem?
  • Q2. What is the difference between AC and DC?
  • Q3. Fill the cells in the pyramid?
  • Ans. 

    Fill the cells in the pyramid

    • The pyramid is a pattern of numbers or characters arranged in a triangular shape

    • Each row of the pyramid has one more cell than the previous row

    • Start filling the pyramid from the top and move downwards

    • The cells can be filled with any desired numbers or characters

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is alternator and generator?
  • Ans. 

    An alternator and generator are devices that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.

    • Both alternators and generators are used to generate electricity.

    • They work on the principle of electromagnetic induction.

    • Alternators are commonly used in modern vehicles to charge the battery and power the electrical systems.

    • Generators are often used as backup power sources during power outages.

    • Examples of alternators include ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is the complexity of quick sort?
  • Q6. What are interesting u did?
  • Ans. 

    I developed a mobile app for tracking daily water intake and hydration levels.

    • Researched best practices for hydration tracking

    • Designed user-friendly interface for inputting water intake

    • Implemented data visualization for tracking hydration levels

    • Tested app with focus groups for feedback

    • Continuously updated app based on user suggestions

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Explain SHA Algorithm?
  • Ans. 

    SHA Algorithm is a cryptographic hash function that takes an input and produces a fixed-size output.

    • SHA stands for Secure Hash Algorithm.

    • It is widely used in various security applications and protocols.

    • SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512 are common variants of SHA.

    • It generates a unique hash value for each unique input.

    • The output is a fixed length, regardless of the input size.

    • SHA is used for data integrity, password h...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. 5 heads and two tails, separate into two groups such that two groups should have equal number of tails?
  • Q9. Delete a node in linked list?
  • Q10. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q11. What are the challenges you faced in the interns?
  • Q12. Preference of job place?
  • Q13. How will you solve the disputes?
  • Ans. 

    I will solve disputes by promoting open communication, active listening, and finding mutually beneficial solutions.

    • Encourage open and honest communication between parties involved

    • Actively listen to each party's concerns and perspectives

    • Identify common goals and interests to find mutually beneficial solutions

    • Mediate discussions and facilitate negotiations if necessary

    • Document agreements and ensure follow-up to prevent f...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q14. What is your view about Qualcomm?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Simple aptitude questions and technical questions which includes OOPS, Computer networks
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
Total Questions: 50

College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Simple algorithm coding questions, e.g.- fibonacci, prime number
  • Q2. Some hardware questions
  • Q3. Networking questions and some others
  • Q4. Intro, strength, weakness, why we hire you, etc. common HR questions

Interview Preparation Tips

College Name: IIT Kharagpur

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