I applied online. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA)
Interview
Contacted by one recruiter. After that 30 minute hiring manager interview. After that team interview for 3 hours starting with a technical presentation which went really well. Later I was contacted by the hiring manager for a final interview with system engineer from Israel. This was a bit technical and he mentioned that that those questions were for systems engineer .
(After that the hiring manager called and confirmed my offer. He said that I will talking about my salary with the recruiter were the recruiter was the main head ache! He gave me salary that is way below the industry average and I said that I would require more or something near the average for which he said that for which he got really rude and answered for that first you should get a position there! which was the first read flag. After I was explaining the reason why I would require and this reply really shocked the whole process "Don't Argue" and that is when I decided not to go here and eventually they rescinded the offer).
The overall team experience is great but the final recruiter who came was highly unprofessional on the way he handled things. His name is Vinay Vaidya and if you are in contact with him during any time of the process just request for a different recruiter and try to escape from him because he will make it very difficult for you!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Showed me a graph of different robot positional errors and asked why it is at peak at the starting and not during the run time.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at KLA (Taipei) in Apr 2025
Interview
You will first receive a phone call from HR to ask about your understanding of KLA. After that, the first online interview will be conducted with an Israeli engineer, covering self-introduction and your Master’s thesis.
The second round is an online interview with a Korean hiring mangament and a coworker from Taiwan. It mainly focuses on assessing your personality, and may include SWOT analysis and situational questions.
The third round is an online interview with the Israeli supervisor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you able to solve real technical problems hands-on?
5 rounds of online interview, 3+ hours period, dig into the details of your research programs, some questions were hard but the interviewers were very friendly, a good experience at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your doctoral research and whats the most difficult challenge you've had and how you passed it?
A series of online video interviews with various members. Typical interview questions, except for one person who asked me about how I looked (which was very unprofessional in my opinion) and seemed more interested in being condescending than in interviewing.
