Process
It's a one-round, 3-hour long interview with all team members from the team I am applying to. It involves introducing/demoing your past projects, object-oriented programming concepts, and two coding problems.
Questions
What is inheritance in OOP?
What is overriding and overwriting?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Lam Research Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Lam Research's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Lam Research's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Lam Research Work Experiences
4.0
Good work culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru
June 23, 2025
Pros: - Work culture was good
- Free lunches
Cons: * Promotions are late
* Old tech stack (legacy)
1.0
Lam Software Engineer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Portland, OR
July 30, 2024
Pros: Not sure what the pros are here at Lam! Maybe just receiving promises of being promoted and a bright future.
Cons: - Work-life balance
- Low pay rate
- Poor career development
1.0
Hardware company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Fremont, CA
June 27, 2024
Pros: Stock price appreciation is good.
Cons: Oldest SW technologies and not much growth opportunity.
- 4.0Good work cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluruJune 23, 2025Pros: - Work culture was good - Free lunchesCons: * Promotions are late * Old tech stack (legacy)
- 1.0Lam Software EngineerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePortland, ORJuly 30, 2024Pros: Not sure what the pros are here at Lam! Maybe just receiving promises of being promoted and a bright future.Cons: - Work-life balance - Low pay rate - Poor career development
- 1.0Hardware companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeFremont, CAJune 27, 2024Pros: Stock price appreciation is good.Cons: Oldest SW technologies and not much growth opportunity.
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