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      System Engineer Interview

      Apr 5, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at KLA

      Interview

      hiring manager interview, introduction of the team and themselves, then i need to introduce my experience and answer questions that interest the hiring manager, overall it's very positive, it. was nice chatting.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      tell me about yourself and projects you worked on
      Answer question

      Other System Engineer Interview Reviews for KLA

      Systems Engineer Interview

      Feb 25, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Milpitas, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA)

      Interview

      The initial coordination with the recruiter was smooth, but the technical interview itself revealed a highly questionable approach to evaluating candidates. During the technical discussion, the hiring manager based their questions heavily on content and details that have already been published by my current employer. While the information discussed was public, I found the direction of the interview to be highly inappropriate. Instead of using hypothetical scenarios or focusing on my general engineering methodologies, fundamental physics, and problem-solving logic, the interviewer relentlessly drilled into the details of my current company’s published designs. There is a much better and more professional way to steer a technical discussion to properly assess a candidate's capabilities. To make matters worse, the interviewer abruptly ended the call the exact minute the scheduled time was up, stating they had another meeting. There was absolutely zero introductiuon about the role, expectations, or team culture, and zero time for me to ask any questions. When I reached out to HR to politely withdraw my application and provide constructive feedback regarding this uncomfortable interview style, they ignored the feedback entirely and simply replied with a generic rejection template.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      - introdcue your experience - content some details releated to my current emplyer published design
      Answer question

      Systems Engineer Interview

      Nov 14, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at KLA

      Interview

      Multiple interviews (6+), interviews were mostly on past experience and not industry specific. Overall positive atmosphere and process. Question vary from one job title to Another but it was all fair

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Technical questions from past roles
      Answer question
      1

      Jobs at KLA

      72 jobs in United States
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      System Design Engineer
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      KLA interviews FAQs

      • System Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at KLA with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for System Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KLA overall takes an average of 22 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at KLA as a System Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  25%

        Skills test:  25%

        Background check:  13%

        Other:  13%

        Phone interview:  13%

        Personality test:  13%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        5. Algorithm Engineer(34) ;
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        9. Customer Support Engineer(29) ;
        10. Research Scientist(28) ;
        11. Product Development Engineer(26) ;
        12. Applications Development Engineer(25) ;
        13. Manufacturing Design Engineer(23) ;
        14. Associate Software Engineer(22) ;
        15. Field Applications Engineer(21) .


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