Applications Development Engineer Interview Experience - Milpitas, California
Process
Met up with 5 other potential candidates in Milpitas and had lunch with interviewers while listening to a KLA-Tencor introduction presentation.
We were then split up to have individual 30 minute interviews with the apps development hiring team. They asked basic team-based scenario questions and some estimation questions to see how well we can think on our feet. One of the interviewers tested us to see if we could come up with methods to determine if there are defects in a picture, assuming we are given the original picture as a basis.
Questions
How many gallons of gasoline are used every week in San Jose, CA?
If I have a box 2m x 3m x 6m filled with quarters and then I stack the quarters, how tall will it be?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the KLA Applications Development Engineer role in Milpitas, California.
Success Rate
KLA's interview process for their Applications Development Engineer roles in Milpitas, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for KLA's Applications Development Engineer interview process in Milpitas, California.
KLA Work Experiences
- 4.0Good company for starter: Less opportunity for growthApplications Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMilpitas, CaliforniaJune 13, 2023Pros: *Good colleagues *Good WLB *Market leadershipCons: Low compensation compared to industry No growth
- 3.0No WLBApplications Development Engineer • Current EmployeeMilpitas, CaliforniaMay 31, 2021Pros: Industry is in good shape, company doing wellCons: Bad work life balance need to work extra hours
- 2.0AnonymousApplications Development Engineer • Former EmployeeMilpitas, CaliforniaJuly 14, 2015Pros: - Semi-structured training program for new hires - Catered meals - Complimentary Starbucks coffee - Reimburses cell phone minutes (but not data plan) - New hires have a personal meeting with the CEO - I joined because of my specific manager. Certain people are a pleasure to work with and are beneficial to your personal growth.Cons: - High turnover rate - Poor quality work life balance, and you often have to depend on your fellow colleagues' discipline/efficiency as well as book limited laboratory time, but often can't plan too far in advance due to multiple last minute changes in schedule outside of your control - Approx 50% travel with many last-minute changes in travel dates make it hard to schedule your own personal life - Verbally abusive colleagues, especially many stingy technical leads and managers with poor management skills that threaten the employees on Visas about their job security - The bump in title to technical lead might not come with a salary bump depending on your negotiating skills
