Process
Round 1 10-min phone call with the HR, he asked some basic questions:
- Why do you want to apply to KLA
- How will your classmate often describe you
- What is your biggest achievement in the past five years At the end, he asked me to give him my available date and time slot for the interview
Round 2: 10-min PPT presentation, the interviewer asked questions based on the presentation
Questions
Why do you want to apply to KLA?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the KLA Applications Engineer role in Taiwan.
Success Rate
30%
Pass Rate
KLA's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Taiwan is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive70%
Neutral20%
Negative10%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for KLA's Applications Engineer interview process in Taiwan.
KLA Work Experiences
3.0
Purchased by a bigger company
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California
December 6, 2015
Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunities
Cons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so
3.0
Good place to start one's semi career path
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
September 7, 2026
Pros: Great ESPP program applicable for annual package instead of base salary
Opportunities to involve in latest product development & field apps have impact on product roadmap & function design
Flexible working schedule
Cons: HVM apps serve for product warranty, therefore subjected to regular relocation per business purpose or frequent travel across sites per projects requirement; Location stability is not respected here. (mobility is)
Extremely tightened manpower (or outsourced engineers from AE or cheap labor country) but need to emulate competitor twice your resource.
The non-market-dominant products were poorly designed, where apps become the victim to "close the gap"
The career options for HVM team is relatively limited
5.0
Good place to work
Applications Engineer • Current Employee
October 7, 2022
Pros: Work life balance is good, less pressure from manager
Cons: The PM was a little bit chaotic.
- 3.0Purchased by a bigger companyApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeMilpitas, CaliforniaDecember 6, 2015Pros: Leading company in the domain, a lot of oversea travel, good experience at customer sites, good career opportunitiesCons: Work-life balance not good, intense competition pressure from internal and external, compensation just so so
- 3.0Good place to start one's semi career pathApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSeptember 7, 2026Pros: Great ESPP program applicable for annual package instead of base salary Opportunities to involve in latest product development & field apps have impact on product roadmap & function design Flexible working scheduleCons: HVM apps serve for product warranty, therefore subjected to regular relocation per business purpose or frequent travel across sites per projects requirement; Location stability is not respected here. (mobility is) Extremely tightened manpower (or outsourced engineers from AE or cheap labor country) but need to emulate competitor twice your resource. The non-market-dominant products were poorly designed, where apps become the victim to "close the gap" The career options for HVM team is relatively limited
- 5.0Good place to workApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 7, 2022Pros: Work life balance is good, less pressure from managerCons: The PM was a little bit chaotic.
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