Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at MKS Instruments with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MKS Instruments overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MKS Instruments as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MKS Instruments (Rochester, NY) in Mar 2025
Interview
First was a phone screening with recruiter, then a behavioral with the manager. No technical, just went over some standard behavioral questions, if I needed relocation. The whole thing took around a 2 months from application to offer
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MKS Instruments (Boston, MA) in Nov 2023
Interview
1 phone call with recruiter, 1 phone call with interviewer. both around 30 min long. no technical questions. Just some basic explanations about yourself. they wanted someone that can come to work on time and it was a hybrid position