Is Lam Research a good company to work for?

Lam Research has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,812 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Lam Research to a friend and 86% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lam Research have been left by employees working as Intern , Field Service Engineer (FSE) and Technical Program Manager .

Does Lam Research pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lam Research employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lam Research. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lam Research?

83% of Lam Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lam Research 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lam Research?

Process Engineer (108) , Field Service Engineer (80) , Mechanical Engineer (57) , Software Engineer (48) , Engineer (47) , Program Manager (41) , Product Engineer (39) , Field Service Engineer (FSE) (36) , Senior Process Engineer (35) , Manager (34) , Engineering Technician (29) , Senior Software Engineer (29) , Final Test Technician (28) , Test Technician (28) , Director (27)

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

"Good benefits relative to industry" ((in 280 reviews)); "Small group culture is good" ((in 180 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 169 reviews)); "good pay and benefit compared with other company in semiconductor industry" ((in 131 reviews)); "good cultures and core values" ((in 93 reviews))

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

"no work life balance and too busy" ((in 194 reviews)); "A bad manager will soon be replaced with a different one, and work roles change as well." ((in 56 reviews)); "If you don't like working a lot or long hours don't look here." ((in 32 reviews)); "At times work and life balance can be challenging" ((in 31 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected." ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lam Research layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lam Research layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lam Research in 2026.

What Lam Research locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Eaton , Chandler , Phoenix , Boise , New York , Portland , Austin , Livermore , Fremont

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Lam Research reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,418 total reviews)

Tim Archer

94% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

Lam Research has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,418 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lam Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

May 15, 2010

Lam is a tremendous learning ground, but depending on location, difficult to move up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salary was ver competitive. Company knows operations and how to manage business ops, financials, technology and maximizing shareholder value. Workload was sometimes too much as the company operates very lean. This is good for the company, but tough on the individual. Senior management is very good. Middle management and field management is sometimes suspect, incapable, and in some cases, not customer friendly. Lots of spreadsheet pushers, and few hands-on field people. Good overall company to work for, but if you are a customer friendly individual, get ready to have your hands full, and lots of "chiefs" telling you what "the boss wants".

Cons

Lots of hours, especially taking care of the customer. Lots of "managers" with fewer and fewer field folks really able to understand, communciate and handle customers and their issues. Sales force has been decimated and replaced with lots of propeller heads. If you are technical, you are still probably at Lam. If you are a relationship type of individual, the company sometimes (a lot) feels this type of employee is expendable. Could have tough consequences for market share in the future.

2.0

Apr 21, 2010

Good paycheck, dysfunctional culture in some business groups

Staff process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paycheck, medical benefits, if you are a favorite - promotion

Cons

Favoritism and micromanagement. Poorly chosen projects by directors.

3.0

Mar 28, 2010

Okay place to work if you chose to ignore the overbearing politics and rampant favoritism

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very customer focused. Solid opportunities for engineering development if you are in the right group. Stable management team. Sizable amount of cash on the balance sheet. Market leader in the etch space.

Cons

Work-life balance gets lowest priority. Frustratingly unbelievable favoritism and politics. Promotion opportunities are filled only by people in the "inner circle" and deserving and hard-working people get ignored and side-tracked and eventually leave.

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