Upload Button Icon Add office photos
Engaged Employer

i

This company page is being actively managed by KLA Team. If you also belong to the team, you can get access from here

KLA Verified Tick

Compare button icon Compare button icon Compare
4.1

based on 63 Reviews

Filter interviews by

KLA Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 1 Sep 2024

Top KLA Interview Questions and Answers

View all 18 questions

32 KLA Interview Experiences

76 questions found

Sort by: Popular
Interview experience
Rating 4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2023.

6 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
2

Coding Test Round

Duration: 1Hour 30 Minutes, 2 Coding Questions of Total 175 Marks. 1st Question has 75 marks and 2nd Question has 100 marks.

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Find the smallestMissingNumber in given array using Bitwise OR operation alone 2. Based on Array data Manipulation. View Answers (1)
  • Q2. Q2: Customized Data Extraction From Given Dynamic Array & Perform Some Math Operations On the Extracted Data Add Answer
4

Technical Round (1 Question)

5

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design & Design Pattern based questions Add Answer
6

HR Round (1 Question)

Software Quality Engineer Interview Questions

user image Bharathi Palani

posted on 26 Oct 2023

Interview experience
Rating 2
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

3

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

Top skills recommended for KLA Software Quality Engineer interview

Insights by AmbitionBox
  • Application Engineering
  • Deep Learning
  • Quality Assurance Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Software QA
  • System Engineering
  • Test Cases
  • customer support

Get interview-ready with top interview questions

Interview experience
Rating 3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

2 problem was given to solve
1) Smallest Negative balance - -----%20America%20-%20Weekly%20Algorithm%20Challenges/Week%2021%20Algorithm%20Challenge/Smallest%20Negative%20Balance.md
2) Find the absolute difference between alpha & beta from the array.
Alpha -An element k in a array occurs k consecutive time
Beta - An element k in an array occurs k consecutive time starting from index k

Sample input
Arr[] = {2,2,2,4,4,4,4,1,2,2]
Output
Alpha - 3
Beta - 1
Absolute difference - 1

Note : consider array index starts with 1

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understand the problem statement clearly, prepare well for problem solving & DSA

KLA interview questions for popular designations

Applications Engineer

 (5)

Associate Technical Leader

 (2)

Product Application Engineer

 (2)

Application Development Engineer

 (1)

Associate Software Engineer

 (1)

Customer Engineer

 (1)

Manufacturing Engineer

 (1)

Production Engineer

 (1)

Summer Intern Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Aug 2024

Interview experience
Rating 3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

2 coding questions were given , Running atleast one question with all test cases passing is mandatory.

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Bit manipulation question(asked to write atleast pseudo code) View Answers (2)
  • Q2. Array based question(asked to write atleast pseudo code) Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are going for software engineer roles , dont neglect your DSA preparation.

Software QA Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2024

Interview experience
Rating 4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2023.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Hacker rank test with easy level testing questions

2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical testing concepts, case study, scenario based questions Add Answer
  • Q2. Write test cases for scenario, bug life cycle, etc View Answers (1)
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Same as previous grind over test case design Add Answer
4

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Manger round with technical questions and a task to complete in two days Add Answer
5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and benefits discussion Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be open to various testing questions in coding as well as scenario rounds, speak a lot without hesitation ask more doubts.

Production Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 May 2024

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude 60 min 25 qstns

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

Jobs at KLA

View all

Manufacturing Desing Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Feb 2024

Interview experience
Rating 3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Share about your past projects and how you solve the problems. Add Answer
  • Q2. How to identify the source of contamination in a tool? Add Answer
2

Case Study Round

What are the factors to consider when setting up new equipment in a semiconductor fab?

Softwaretest Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 2 May 2023

Interview experience
Rating 5
Very good
Difficulty level
Hard
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Apr 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
2

Aptitude Test Round

Multiple choice questions and depends on therotical part

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

4

HR Round (1 Question)

Interview experience
Rating 4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

90 mins of coding based on DS

2

Coding Test Round

90 mins of coding based on Algo

3

Case Study Round

Design round. Design excel

4

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. System design round and behavioral questions Add Answer
  • Q2. How did you resolve conflict ? Add Answer
  • Q3. Have you ever faced challenge in communicating with your manager? Add Answer
5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Why are you changing your company? what is your expectation from your current job? Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for KLA Associate Technical Leader interview:
  • DSA

Top skills recommended for KLA Associate Technical Leader interview

Insights by AmbitionBox
  • C++
  • Analytical skills
  • Application Development
  • Architecture
  • C#
  • Chip Design
  • DCOM
  • MFC

Applications Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Feb 2024

Interview experience
Rating 4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jan 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

HR Round (1 Question)

2

Aptitude Test Round

Simple aptitude questions were asked you can easily find it on internet

3

HR Round (2 Questions)

Top skills recommended for KLA Applications Engineer interview

Insights by AmbitionBox
  • Analytical skills
  • Application Development
  • Chip Design
  • Data Analysis
  • Fabrication
  • MATLAB
  • Material Science
  • Packaging

KLA Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in KLA interview?
KLA interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the KLA interview process are Technical, Coding Test and HR.
How to prepare for KLA interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at KLA. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at KLA expect are Packaging, Application Development, Python, Chip Design and C++.
What are the top questions asked in KLA interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the KLA interview -

  1. What is the angle between minute and hour hand for a particular time...read more
  2. If new and malloc both allocated in heap then how to access them separately? Ho...read more
  3. How default ” = ” operator and copy constructor is used and why we need to ...read more
How long is the KLA interview process?

The duration of KLA interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

Tell us how to improve this page.

Interview Process at KLA

based on 15 interviews in last 1 year

Interview experience

Rating 3.9
Good
View more

People are getting interviews through

based on 25 KLA interviews
Job Portal
Referral
Campus Placement
Company Website
WalkIn
Recruitment Consultant
32%
16%
16%
8%
4%
4%
20% candidates got the interview through other sources.
High Confidence
?
High Confidence means the data is based on a large number of responses received from the candidates.

Interview Questions from Similar Companies

Qualcomm Interview Questions
3.9
 237 Interviews
Intel Interview Questions
4.3
 192 Interviews
Molex Interview Questions
3.8
 45 Interviews
ASML Interview Questions
4.0
 3 Interviews
View all

KLA Reviews and Ratings

based on 63 reviews

4.1

Rating in categories

 3.7

Skill development

 4.1

Work-Life balance

 4.1

Salary & Benefits

 4.1

Job Security

 4.1

Company culture

 3.6

Promotions/Appraisal

 3.8

Work Satisfaction

Explore 63 Reviews and Ratings
Hpc Engineer

Chennai

7-12 Yrs

₹ 35-65 LPA

Blazor Software Engineer

Chennai

5-10 Yrs

Not Disclosed

Engineer, Software 3

Chennai

2-7 Yrs

Not Disclosed

Explore more jobs
Software Engineer
46 salaries
21.3 Lakhs

₹10 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr

Associate Technical Leader
40 salaries
32.8 Lakhs

₹13.5 L/yr - ₹45 L/yr

Technical Lead
32 salaries
34.3 Lakhs

₹15 L/yr - ₹52 L/yr

Associate Software Engineer
20 salaries
20.9 Lakhs

₹9 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

Technology Specialist
14 salaries
49.7 Lakhs

₹27 L/yr - ₹63 L/yr

Explore more salaries
Compare KLA with

Applied Materials

4.0
Compare

Lam Research

3.7
Compare

ASML

4.0
Compare

Entegris

2.3
Compare

Calculate your in-hand salary

Confused about how your in-hand salary is calculated? Enter your annual salary (CTC) and get your in-hand salary
Did you find this page helpful?
Yes No
write
Share Interview Advice