Lam Research·Software Engineer

Lam Research Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted May 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process expecting a few interviews, but it turned into something much more involved.

After a recruiter-style step, I had to do a requested presentation tied to my PhD work, followed by individual interviews. The presentation felt like the anchor of the whole loop, because it set the context for how people questioned me afterward.

What surprised me most was how the process quickly blended presentation performance with technical depth. After the talk—about 45 minutes with time for questions—I moved into several back-to-back interview slots. I spoke with multiple people, including a set of interviewers immediately after the presentation, and later I even had a conversation that

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