KLA

Engineer Interview Experience - Singapore

September 28, 2025

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

3 rounds. HR round, regional manager round and US director round. All 3 rounds were finished in 2 weeks, very fast. Interviewers are professional and nice. Questions are about tech and how much do you know about the semiconductor industry.

Questions

How much do you know about the semiconductor industry.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the KLA Engineer role in Singapore.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

KLA's interview process for their Engineer roles in Singapore is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for KLA's Engineer interview process in Singapore.

KLA Work Experiences

Job scope

Engineer • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Remuneration package is attractive and benefits are good

Cons: There is limited work life balance because of long work hours.

Engineer • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Remuneration package is attractive and benefits are good

Cons: There is limited work life balance because of long work hours.

Work from home is frowned upon

Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: There were lots of learning opportunities.

Cons: Even though the contract says 2 days per week work from home, it is frowned upon and managers will call you out. Compensation is very low compared to other tech companies, at least 50-100k difference. Work is also very fast-paced and stressful. Something needs to change.

Work from home is frowned upon

Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: There were lots of learning opportunities.

Cons: Even though the contract says 2 days per week work from home, it is frowned upon and managers will call you out. Compensation is very low compared to other tech companies, at least 50-100k difference. Work is also very fast-paced and stressful. Something needs to change.

Big problems in low-level management

Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

November 20, 2008

Pros: The job offers a decent salary and good people at the non-immediate management level.

Cons: Low-level management is has many over-inflated, underacheiving egos who talk big and do little. Senior management and executives are smart and talented but there is much pettiness and just plain stupidity among the low-level managers. There is a blue-collar-risen-through-the-ranks-but-undereducated-chip-on-on-the-shoulder attitude among the management of the a particular division.

Big problems in low-level management

Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

November 20, 2008

Pros: The job offers a decent salary and good people at the non-immediate management level.

Cons: Low-level management is has many over-inflated, underacheiving egos who talk big and do little. Senior management and executives are smart and talented but there is much pettiness and just plain stupidity among the low-level managers. There is a blue-collar-risen-through-the-ranks-but-undereducated-chip-on-on-the-shoulder attitude among the management of the a particular division.

Job scope

Engineer • Former Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Remuneration package is attractive and benefits are good

Cons: There is limited work life balance because of long work hours.

4.0
Job scope
Engineer • Former Employee
Singapore, Singapore
March 7, 2023
Pros: Remuneration package is attractive and benefits are good
Cons: There is limited work life balance because of long work hours.

Work from home is frowned upon

Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: There were lots of learning opportunities.

Cons: Even though the contract says 2 days per week work from home, it is frowned upon and managers will call you out. Compensation is very low compared to other tech companies, at least 50-100k difference. Work is also very fast-paced and stressful. Something needs to change.

1.0
Work from home is frowned upon
Engineer • Former Employee
July 3, 2025
Pros: There were lots of learning opportunities.
Cons: Even though the contract says 2 days per week work from home, it is frowned upon and managers will call you out. Compensation is very low compared to other tech companies, at least 50-100k difference. Work is also very fast-paced and stressful. Something needs to change.

Big problems in low-level management

Engineer • Current Employee

Milpitas, California

November 20, 2008

Pros: The job offers a decent salary and good people at the non-immediate management level.

Cons: Low-level management is has many over-inflated, underacheiving egos who talk big and do little. Senior management and executives are smart and talented but there is much pettiness and just plain stupidity among the low-level managers. There is a blue-collar-risen-through-the-ranks-but-undereducated-chip-on-on-the-shoulder attitude among the management of the a particular division.

2.0
Big problems in low-level management
Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California
November 20, 2008
Pros: The job offers a decent salary and good people at the non-immediate management level.
Cons: Low-level management is has many over-inflated, underacheiving egos who talk big and do little. Senior management and executives are smart and talented but there is much pettiness and just plain stupidity among the low-level managers. There is a blue-collar-risen-through-the-ranks-but-undereducated-chip-on-on-the-shoulder attitude among the management of the a particular division.

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