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

Software Engineer professionals working at KLA have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 124 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 Engineer Jobs at KLA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at KLA .

Does KLA pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at KLA with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 124 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at KLA.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at KLA?

72% of Software Engineer employees at KLA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (137) , 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 194 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good benefit and package." ((in 124 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 63 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of travel." ((in 20 reviews)); "Not many chances to move up and the recent layoffs were brutal to many employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 13 reviews))

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KLA Software Engineer reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

80% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

Software Engineer employees have rated KLA with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. KLA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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124 reviews

4.0

Jan 9, 2026

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teams, solid people, challenging and interesting.

Cons

Salary is not what it could be

5.0

Dec 6, 2025

Work Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, Work Culture, Growth

Cons

Some teams are using old tech stacks

1.0

Nov 24, 2025

Indian team is worst

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health insurance is good for now

Cons

nothing to say for now

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