ASML

Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

August 31, 2017

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online, and a recruiter contacted me after two weeks to arrange the first phone interview. The interview lasted around 30 minutes. She asked me about my educational background, programming skills, and why I wanted to join ASML.

After another two weeks, another recruiter contacted me to arrange a second phone interview with a professional person. I was expecting a more professional talk around the posted vacancy and my research experiences. However, the guy ended up asking me high school physics and math formulas rather than conceptual questions. He never looked at my CV, even. I have never experienced such a kind of interview at a professional level. I am sure a high school student will remember all the formulas better than one who finished high school 10 or more years ago.

Questions

I think he just was not in a mood to interview me. Someone with the right mentality will not expect you to remember all formulas in science.

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the ASML Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

ASML's interview process for their Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive0%

Neutral0%

Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for ASML's Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

ASML Work Experiences

Good Asml Opportunities, Poor Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good opportunities at ASML San Jose.

Cons: Company culture, value, and diversity.

Good Asml Opportunities, Poor Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good opportunities at ASML San Jose.

Cons: Company culture, value, and diversity.

Not a great place to work. Plenty of room for improvements here at ASML

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 11, 2023

Pros: ASML is known for good products and is the market leader in EUV technology. Nice and modern offices. The Silicon Valley Campus was built brand new in 2021. The cafeteria offers subsidized food of good quality. Gym located onsite and free to use 24/7.

Cons: The overall compensation and benefits package is not competitive in comparison to other Bay Area companies. Poor work-life balance. Many employees are forced to work evenings and weekends for no extra compensation and very little recognition. This becomes challenging, especially for employees with families and children. No active programs, benefits, or policies exist that promote a healthy work and life balance. Top-down, old-school management. The majority of all decisions are made in the Netherlands. USA and other regions are not involved or influential enough to be part of the decision-making process. Several manager and director positions outside of the Netherlands are very often ceremonial positions with no real influence. Opportunities to learn and grow are very limited. It is almost impossible to excel in your role or to get promoted. This affects productivity and morale and is causing a very high employee turnover. Toxic and cutthroat culture. Employees are not speaking up to suggest improvements due to retribution fears from management.

Not a great place to work. Plenty of room for improvements here at ASML

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 11, 2023

Pros: ASML is known for good products and is the market leader in EUV technology. Nice and modern offices. The Silicon Valley Campus was built brand new in 2021. The cafeteria offers subsidized food of good quality. Gym located onsite and free to use 24/7.

Cons: The overall compensation and benefits package is not competitive in comparison to other Bay Area companies. Poor work-life balance. Many employees are forced to work evenings and weekends for no extra compensation and very little recognition. This becomes challenging, especially for employees with families and children. No active programs, benefits, or policies exist that promote a healthy work and life balance. Top-down, old-school management. The majority of all decisions are made in the Netherlands. USA and other regions are not involved or influential enough to be part of the decision-making process. Several manager and director positions outside of the Netherlands are very often ceremonial positions with no real influence. Opportunities to learn and grow are very limited. It is almost impossible to excel in your role or to get promoted. This affects productivity and morale and is causing a very high employee turnover. Toxic and cutthroat culture. Employees are not speaking up to suggest improvements due to retribution fears from management.

Job Security, Toxic Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: The only pro is good job security compared to other tech companies in the area.

Cons: If you value yourself, health, and career growth, run – don’t walk – away from this company. Long hours and likely to be underpaid. Very little access to the cool technology you are supposed to work on. Disorganized with many middle managers, who contribute little and schedule meetings all day. No career progression. Very clique-y and divided, mostly by nationality. I won’t lie that this helped me sometimes, but it’s a toxic culture if you are unlucky. Team communication is very bad, with a lot of ‘interdependent’ groups working independently of each other.

Job Security, Toxic Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: The only pro is good job security compared to other tech companies in the area.

Cons: If you value yourself, health, and career growth, run – don’t walk – away from this company. Long hours and likely to be underpaid. Very little access to the cool technology you are supposed to work on. Disorganized with many middle managers, who contribute little and schedule meetings all day. No career progression. Very clique-y and divided, mostly by nationality. I won’t lie that this helped me sometimes, but it’s a toxic culture if you are unlucky. Team communication is very bad, with a lot of ‘interdependent’ groups working independently of each other.

Good Asml Opportunities, Poor Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Good opportunities at ASML San Jose.

Cons: Company culture, value, and diversity.

4.0
Good Asml Opportunities, Poor Culture
Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 15, 2024
Pros: Good opportunities at ASML San Jose.
Cons: Company culture, value, and diversity.

Not a great place to work. Plenty of room for improvements here at ASML

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

September 11, 2023

Pros: ASML is known for good products and is the market leader in EUV technology. Nice and modern offices. The Silicon Valley Campus was built brand new in 2021. The cafeteria offers subsidized food of good quality. Gym located onsite and free to use 24/7.

Cons: The overall compensation and benefits package is not competitive in comparison to other Bay Area companies. Poor work-life balance. Many employees are forced to work evenings and weekends for no extra compensation and very little recognition. This becomes challenging, especially for employees with families and children. No active programs, benefits, or policies exist that promote a healthy work and life balance. Top-down, old-school management. The majority of all decisions are made in the Netherlands. USA and other regions are not involved or influential enough to be part of the decision-making process. Several manager and director positions outside of the Netherlands are very often ceremonial positions with no real influence. Opportunities to learn and grow are very limited. It is almost impossible to excel in your role or to get promoted. This affects productivity and morale and is causing a very high employee turnover. Toxic and cutthroat culture. Employees are not speaking up to suggest improvements due to retribution fears from management.

2.0
Not a great place to work. Plenty of room for improvements here at ASML
Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 11, 2023
Pros: ASML is known for good products and is the market leader in EUV technology. Nice and modern offices. The Silicon Valley Campus was built brand new in 2021. The cafeteria offers subsidized food of good quality. Gym located onsite and free to use 24/7.
Cons: The overall compensation and benefits package is not competitive in comparison to other Bay Area companies. Poor work-life balance. Many employees are forced to work evenings and weekends for no extra compensation and very little recognition. This becomes challenging, especially for employees with families and children. No active programs, benefits, or policies exist that promote a healthy work and life balance. Top-down, old-school management. The majority of all decisions are made in the Netherlands. USA and other regions are not involved or influential enough to be part of the decision-making process. Several manager and director positions outside of the Netherlands are very often ceremonial positions with no real influence. Opportunities to learn and grow are very limited. It is almost impossible to excel in your role or to get promoted. This affects productivity and morale and is causing a very high employee turnover. Toxic and cutthroat culture. Employees are not speaking up to suggest improvements due to retribution fears from management.

Job Security, Toxic Culture

Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: The only pro is good job security compared to other tech companies in the area.

Cons: If you value yourself, health, and career growth, run – don’t walk – away from this company. Long hours and likely to be underpaid. Very little access to the cool technology you are supposed to work on. Disorganized with many middle managers, who contribute little and schedule meetings all day. No career progression. Very clique-y and divided, mostly by nationality. I won’t lie that this helped me sometimes, but it’s a toxic culture if you are unlucky. Team communication is very bad, with a lot of ‘interdependent’ groups working independently of each other.

1.0
Job Security, Toxic Culture
Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 28, 2023
Pros: The only pro is good job security compared to other tech companies in the area.
Cons: If you value yourself, health, and career growth, run – don’t walk – away from this company. Long hours and likely to be underpaid. Very little access to the cool technology you are supposed to work on. Disorganized with many middle managers, who contribute little and schedule meetings all day. No career progression. Very clique-y and divided, mostly by nationality. I won’t lie that this helped me sometimes, but it’s a toxic culture if you are unlucky. Team communication is very bad, with a lot of ‘interdependent’ groups working independently of each other.

Copyright © Taro