Is KLA a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at KLA have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 125 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of KLA employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at KLA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at KLA .

Does KLA pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at KLA with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 125 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at KLA.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at KLA?

72% of Software Developer employees at KLA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated KLA with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (138) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (62) , Associate Test Engineer (45) , Algorithm Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (29) , Research Scientist (28) , Product Development Engineer (26) , Applications Development Engineer (25) , Manufacturing Design Engineer (23) , Associate Software Engineer (22) , Field Applications Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and easygoing." ((in 185 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 146 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 134 reviews)); "People and culture are good" ((in 90 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 80 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 61 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 47 reviews)); "Sometimes there can be long hours" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 15 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs." ((in 12 reviews))

KLA Software Developer reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(125 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

80% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated KLA with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 125 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. KLA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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125 reviews

3.0

Sep 7, 2012

Great technology - lots to learn but growth is slow especially to management

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great technology - Lots of PhDs , very talented engineers, - Stable business with high market share - Good work-life balance

Cons

- Its difficult to be promoted internally to management - Folks have left and then joined back at two or three levels higher in a couple of years, while internally even after 'walking on water' one may move up 1 level that too if one has a strong manager. - Can be political like any other large organization

3.0

Sep 4, 2012

big company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

market share dominance in many product lines, good compensation and benefits

Cons

small product lines suffer from general semiconductor industry's up&down trend

4.0

Jul 12, 2012

Software development in OOP

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big international company. Allows you to improve personally and professional. Number one at its field. Nice environment. (Good people) Good hiring terms.

Cons

High-tech factory and not pure high-tech company

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