KLA Systems Engineer interview experience

The overall vibe felt fair and mostly positive, and the questions tended to revolve around my past experience rather than anything that felt tightly tied to a specific industry niche. Even though the job title or focus sometimes shifted a bit across conversations, the core theme stayed consistent.

Most of what I talked about centered on fundamentals: explaining not just what I’d done in previous roles, but why I did it and how I thought about the work. I ended up speaking with the people who would mentor me rather than going through a traditional recruiter-led loop. The atmosphere stayed