Is Lam Research a good company to work for?

Lam Research has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,811 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 , Boise , New York , Phoenix , Portland , Austin , Livermore , Fremont

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Lam Research reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,417 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 2,417 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Jul 9, 2008

Had I'd known the environment, I'd never have joined the company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Commute is pretty good if you live in East Bay.

Cons

Punishing environement with overblown focus on perfection rather than continuous improvement. Internal processes are hit or miss. Strategy within certain BU's is none existent and not gloabally focused. Forced time off makes vacation benefit a joke. Work life balance solution = your life is work!

4.0

Jun 13, 2008

Lam leads

Senior engr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is focused on Performance, not effort. Good core values. Politics not played.

Cons

Not great with respect to Performance Reviews and Feedback. Weak HR.

4.0

Jun 12, 2008

good place to work in general

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is not very demanding as other companies in the valley. Most of the engineers have been working at Lam for more than 10 years. There are not many people leaving the company because they are either comfortable with the company or they can not find other job since the industry is pretty small compare to other industry.

Cons

There is not much of career development available.There is not much of hiring going on. The company is pretty stable and the employees have very little chance to move around. Since there is not much hiring it is difficult to move up to higher positions.

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