Applications Development Engineer Interview Experience - Chennai, India
October 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online, a phone interview with one of the team members was set up a couple weeks later. Went through my background and asked questions related to my master's thesis. Repeatedly asked whether or not I would be interested in settling in the US or India. No clue why they didn't pick me.
Questions
Would you be interested in settling in US or India? x3
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the KLA Applications Development Engineer role in Chennai, India.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
KLA's interview process for their Applications Development Engineer roles in Chennai, India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive69%
Neutral19%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for KLA's Applications Development Engineer interview process in Chennai, India.
KLA Work Experiences
5.0
Amazing
Applications Development Engineer • Former Employee
Chennai, India
April 6, 2022
Pros: Best place to work if wanted to start career in semiconductor
Cons: There is a lot of travel outside India.
3.0
Amazing work culture with huge learning opportunity but unique nature of job
Applications Development Engineer • Current Employee
Chennai, India
May 16, 2016
Pros: Amazing work culture
Good learning opportunity
Onsite support starts in very first year
Nice customer interaction
Travel compensation is nice
Good opportunity to move across multiple roles but takes very long time
Will get high responsibilities just after one year of working
Cons: Average salary. Also hikes for apps engg are not good.
Unique type of job. If you are looking for long term travelling then this is perfect job for you.
Takes long time to get promoted
Chennai, Only one office in India.
Very difficult to move in India due to unique type of the job.
4.0
Good if you just want a place to stay.
Applications Development Engineer • Current Employee
Chennai, India
August 8, 2017
Pros: Nice company
Opportunity for foreign travel
High responsibility
Niche company
Cons: Technician kind of job. Basically you're a mechanic/salesman.
Repetitive work.
Well established company so very little scope for any personal thought or innovation.
Niche company
- 5.0AmazingApplications Development Engineer • Former EmployeeChennai, IndiaApril 6, 2022Pros: Best place to work if wanted to start career in semiconductorCons: There is a lot of travel outside India.
- 3.0Amazing work culture with huge learning opportunity but unique nature of jobApplications Development Engineer • Current EmployeeChennai, IndiaMay 16, 2016Pros: Amazing work culture Good learning opportunity Onsite support starts in very first year Nice customer interaction Travel compensation is nice Good opportunity to move across multiple roles but takes very long time Will get high responsibilities just after one year of workingCons: Average salary. Also hikes for apps engg are not good. Unique type of job. If you are looking for long term travelling then this is perfect job for you. Takes long time to get promoted Chennai, Only one office in India. Very difficult to move in India due to unique type of the job.
- 4.0Good if you just want a place to stay.Applications Development Engineer • Current EmployeeChennai, IndiaAugust 8, 2017Pros: Nice company Opportunity for foreign travel High responsibility Niche companyCons: Technician kind of job. Basically you're a mechanic/salesman. Repetitive work. Well established company so very little scope for any personal thought or innovation. Niche company
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
