Lam Research·Software Engineer

Lam Research Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Hard

Negative

Serangoon,Posted Jun 2016 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started like it would be a normal early screen, but it quickly turned into the most difficult interview experience I’d ever had.

I went through the first round at an office in Singapore with an HR interviewer and someone from engineering. From the very first question, the tone got hostile and sarcastic, and it felt personal.

They challenged me whenever I answered—especially when I tried to show I had done some homework. When I discussed what I knew about the company from publicly available sources, I was told it was too superficial and I was basically scolded for not knowing more about advanced technology that they expected me to already understand. The hardest moment was during a question about my five-year goal,

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