Is it hard to get hired as a Software Developer at KLA?

Software Developer 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 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Software Developer at KLA?

Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 38 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KLA overall takes an average of 22 days.

Where can I find KLA interview experiences by job title?

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based on 64 ratings - Updated May 18, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

39%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
33%
Applied online
Applied online
8%
Recruiter
Recruiter
8%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
6%
Other
Other
4%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
2%
In Person
In Person

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64 interviews

Software Engineer Interview

Apr 18, 2011

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KLA (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2010

Interview

my background was in EE. Interviewed for software engr. one of the interviewer said position for software engr and looked at my resume few times and left. supposed to meet with 6 people but had interview with only 4.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

explained how they acquire images

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Question 2

programming

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Software Engineer Interview

Dec 23, 2010

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA) in Dec 2010

Interview

1 Telephonic interview if you clear this then onsite interview 7 interviews on the onsite interview day, Some Resume based, Some C++, Some Java.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

Virtual Functions

1 Answer

Question 2

Exception handling

1 Answer

Software Engineer Interview

Apr 14, 2010

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KLA in Mar 2010

Interview

face to face interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

technical question about math

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