Lam Research·Software Engineer

Lam Research Software Engineer interview experience

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Fremont, CAPosted Sep 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey felt long and heavily technical from the beginning, and by the time I reached the later steps I was already drained.

It started with a phone screening, then I moved into two technical interviews, and eventually I had a virtual onsite. Even though the format was remote, it didn’t feel casual—it felt like a deep dive.

Across the technical conversations, the questions were framed around getting to the bottom of my knowledge. I was pushed on topics tied directly to what I’d listed on my resume, and the interviewers expected me to be able to explain concepts clearly enough to understand the question itself. I also felt that they cared about whether I could match the level of discussion to their products and the

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