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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Oct 25, 2013
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Pune
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KLA (Pune) in Oct 2013

      Interview

      The interview process of KLA Tencor consists of three - four technical rounds. They mainly look for candidates good in C++, OOPS, data structures and logic. Good to have skills are, STL, Python, DLLs, OS. I personally felt that they focus more on DS. First round questions, 1) OOPS basic concepts and how are how can we achieve it programatically. 2) why const key word, const functions, its significance. 3) static keyword, static members, static object. 4) assignment copy constructor, when should they be made private and when protected etc. 5) why multiple inheritance 6) philosophy of OOPS. 7) function hiding when overloading during overriding etc, why it happens. 8) different searching algos, which is the fastest, given some scenarios which fits the best. Complexity and performance of each searching and sorting algo. 9) trees and graphs, 10) which ds is used by compiler to store local variables 11) and some questions around trees. 12) STL Second round, This round focuses totally into DS and design part. 1).questions on threading, Sync objects, which to use and when to use. 2).atleast 7-8 scenario based programs where I have been asked to write the pseudo code. 3).complexity of all search alogs and eg of scenarios for which to choose when. 4).given some scenarios and asked to design a class for it. 5). basic questions on design patterns. 6). asked to write a program to count the number of object created on heap and on stack, 7). another program to make a address book such that search can be made both via name and address. asked many questions around this scenario and discussed the performance of my design. 8) STL waiting for my second round result. :) One thing I want to share, this is among the few interviews I have given that seems to be a selection process rather than a rejection process. Interviewer always ask about the comfort in any topic before asking any questions. and assist help you in your design and logic building question. The questions were very nicely chosen and covers many topics in one question.

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      logic building programs.
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      Senior Software Developer Interview

      Feb 12, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at KLA

      Interview

      First round was online hackerrank AI interview. There were 3 questions. If we solve one question then only next question will be listed. one question is easy level. 2nd question is of medium level difficulty. Was stuck in 2nd question.

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Sep 20, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at KLA (Chennai) in Jul 2025

      Interview

      There was a video call interview round for KLA Chennai The panel was online and i was given a coding question. They had a coding platform There were test cases to be passed. The panel was very patient and helped me with hints. The coding round was of moderate difficulty related to an arraylist type solution for the question. I had forgotten the syntax for the C++ stl. So i was not slected for next round of interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about yourself. What tech stack have you worked on? Can u code the solution to this problem statement and have it pass the test cases?
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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 21, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KLA in May 2025

      Interview

      Several rounds of interview, Screening with the recruiter. Technical interview with many team member. ~2 hours process. Interview with hiring manager. Interview with head of the department. There was no onsite interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was my experience level in c++
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