Is KLA a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at KLA have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 124 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of KLA employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at KLA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at KLA .

Does KLA pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at KLA with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 124 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at KLA.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at KLA?

72% of Software Developer employees at KLA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated KLA with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (62) , Associate Test Engineer (44) , Algorithm Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (29) , Research Scientist (28) , Product Development Engineer (26) , Applications Development Engineer (25) , Manufacturing Design Engineer (23) , Associate Software Engineer (22) , Field Applications Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and easygoing." ((in 185 reviews)); "it offers good work life balance" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 90 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 61 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 44 reviews)); "Sometimes there can be long hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours, stagnant work, lots of layoffs" ((in 13 reviews))

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KLA Software Developer reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

80% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated KLA with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. KLA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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124 reviews

5.0

Aug 22, 2025

About the company culture.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company to start the career.

Cons

location is bit annoying chennai is hard to live.

5.0

Aug 10, 2025

great culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

employees are friendly, manager has great training, great support to their employees and good training and growth.

Cons

Has India team as well, sometimes there will be evening meeting.

5.0

Jul 9, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good, Very good No issues here Fantastic culture Fantastic people Fantastic perks

Cons

No cons, everything good! Zero cons All good here!

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