I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Applied Medical (Lake Forest, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
1 hr. interview. Questions from your resume. Make sure you prepare your resume well. I suggest you prepare 3-4 stories that relate to the company's values. They posed a medium-difficulty LeetCode question on graphs, which could also be solved using a hashmap. For coding, they mostly cared about how you articulate your idea while solving the question. Did not have to write full code; pseudocode was fine.
I had only one round of interview, a phone call around 30 minutes long. The questions were mostly background and behavioral. My interviewer was very friendly and personable, the interview felt conversational and engaging. After a little over 1 week the program manager called for verbal offer of the position.
I interviewed at Applied Medical (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)
Interview
Webcam interview on MS Teams with 3 individuals in a room. Went over items on resume. Basic interview questions were asked like "Tell us about yourself." Be prepared for questions regarding projects.