KLA Software Engineer interview experience

It began with an initial coding or assessment step—either a basic coding round with two questions or an online test that narrowed down candidates toward the next stage. People were shortlisted based on performance.

Then the main event was a multi-day hackathon. I went through two days of building on earlier milestones, where the first day functioned like an elimination step and the next day extended what was started. The final selection depended on how I performed across both days, not just one.

Alongside the competition-style rounds, I also encountered the type of preparation KLA seemed to