Lam Research·Software Engineer

Lam Research Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

SingaporePosted Jul 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a rough start that colored everything that followed.

After my initial contact, it took about two months for the recruiter to reach back out and schedule anything. When the interview finally happened, it didn’t feel like they were genuinely evaluating my past work; instead, the interviewer kept focusing on educational background, even though I’d been out of school for a few years.

The overall vibe was off—less curiosity about what I’d actually done, more attention to my resume details. That mismatch made the questions feel disconnected from the role, and I left feeling like the process wasn’t aligned with my experience.

In the end, I didn’t

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