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KLA is hiring: 1,016 open roles, 183 new this week

Ashney watches KLA's own careers board all day. Here is what is open right now: where, which teams, what the postings pay, what they ask for and which governments list KLA as a visa sponsor.

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC · tracked since August 2026
1,016open roles
183new in the last 7 days
95closed in the last 7 days
~39 daysa role typically stays open

Does KLA sponsor visas?

KLA appears on the official sponsor lists of two countries. These are the governments' own records, checked against the legal entity that hires there.

CountryOfficial recordKLA entityEvidenceTagged open roles
United StatesH-1B sponsorKLA Corporation344 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters131
United KingdomLicensed sponsorKLA Corporation UK LimitedOn the Home Office register40

What this does and doesn't mean. Being on a list shows KLA has sponsored work visas in that country. It doesn't promise a given role will, so ask the recruiter before you apply.

Hiring pace

Roles KLA opened and closed each week since 14 September.

01002003004914 Sept26621 Sept16228 Sept815 Oct8412 Oct16719 Oct18426 Oct0this week
OpenedClosedLighter bars: this week so far
KLA is opening roles at a steady pace, about 159 a week. In the last 30 days: 529 opened, 286 closed.

Where the open roles are

  • United States367
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific176
  • Singapore114
  • India103
  • Rest of Europe61
  • South Korea53
  • United Kingdom39
  • Israel38
  • Other countries33
  • Japan27
  • Ireland4
  • Remote1

Which teams are hiring

Every open role, sorted into a job type by reading the whole posting, not just the title.

  • Other roles358
  • Engineering (other)214
  • Software Engineering115
  • Customer Support63
  • Solutions / Sales Engineering50
  • Data & ML43
  • Hardware / Embedded28
  • Sales19
  • People & HR19
  • IT & Infrastructure16
  • Finance13
  • Product Marketing12
  • + 11 more types, 66 roles

What the postings pay

Only what KLA's own postings state, in the currency most of them use.

$145,300

middle of the stated ranges (239 postings, per year)

$72,700–$284,400

the range most postings state (the lowest and highest 5% left out)

What KLA asks for, by team

The Ashney Intelligence Engine read 642 of KLA's 1,016 open postings and noted every skill they ask for. Shown: the technology each team's postings name most, by Ask Rate, the share of a team's postings that ask for it. Left out: each team's own core practices, everyday office and work-tracking tools, and soft skills. Only teams with 10 or more roles read.

Engineering (other)

211 roles read
  • PTC Creo14%
  • MATLAB13%
  • Python13%
  • CAD9%
  • SolidWorks9%
  • JMP6%

Software Engineering

113 roles read
  • C++44%
  • Python39%
  • C#27%
  • Linux26%
  • Java20%
  • C19%

Customer Support

63 roles read
  • Python11%
  • machine learning11%
  • MATLAB6%
  • Linux3%
  • Power BI3%
  • Unix3%

Solutions / Sales Engineering

50 roles read
  • JMP6%
  • MATLAB6%
  • Python6%
  • Bootstrap2%
  • HTTP2%
  • Java2%

Data & ML

43 roles read
  • Python84%
  • machine learning84%
  • deep learning72%
  • C++60%
  • digital signal processing49%
  • TensorFlow37%

Hardware / Embedded

21 roles read
  • MATLAB38%
  • Python33%
  • LabVIEW14%
  • machine learning14%
  • C10%
  • I2C10%

Sales

19 roles read
  • NAND flash11%
  • Salesforce5%

People & HR

18 roles read
  • Workday22%
  • HRIS11%
  • Power BI11%
  • LMS6%
  • Microsoft Copilot6%

IT & Infrastructure

16 roles read
  • Kubernetes50%
  • Azure44%
  • Linux44%
  • AWS31%
  • DNS31%
  • Google Cloud31%

Also 10+ roles read: Finance (13), Legal (11), Product Marketing (11) and QA & Testing (10).

Industries KLA's postings name: semiconductors (70%), manufacturing (8%), control systems (8%), robotics (3%) and industrial automation (1%).

Certifications named: CPA (0%), Certified Coding Specialist (0%) and CIPT (0%).

Source: Ashney Intelligence Engine, 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC.

Newest roles

The 12 newest roles on KLA's careers board.

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Upload your CV once. Ashney checks you against every open role it tracks, KLA's 1,016 included, and puts the ones that fit on your Radar.

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  • GapWhat's missing from your CV
  • Skills 5/7Which of its skills your CV already shows
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Software Engineer (Full Stack)
KLA · Chennai, India · posted 6 days ago
Develops web applications for KLA's Global Service Support Organization, creating real-time data visualizations that help engineers monitor and diagnose semiconductor inspection equipment in fabrication plants.
gapAsks for Angular and C#, which your CV doesn't show.
Skills (5/7)✓ Vue.js · ✓ Python · ✓ React · ✓ HTML · ✓ JavaScript · ✗ Angular · ✗ C#
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Questions people ask about KLA jobs

Answered from the data on this page.

How many jobs is KLA hiring for?

1,016 open roles as of 2 Nov 2026, 15:26 UTC. 183 were posted in the last 7 days and 95 closed.

Does KLA sponsor visas?

KLA is on the official sponsor records of the United States (344 H-1B filings, last 4 quarters) and the United Kingdom. Being on a record shows KLA has sponsored work visas there; it doesn't promise a given role will.

Where is KLA hiring?

Mostly in the United States (367 roles), then the rest of Asia-Pacific (176), Singapore (114) and India (103).

How long do KLA job postings stay open?

About 39 days typically: that's the median for the 500 KLA roles that closed in the last 90 days.

How much does KLA pay?

The 239 KLA postings that state pay mostly range from $72,700 to $284,400 a year, with the middle of the ranges at $145,300.

What skills does KLA look for?

Engineering (other) roles ask most for PTC Creo, MATLAB and Python; Software Engineering roles ask most for C++, Python and C#.

How Ashney knows

Ashney watches KLA's own careers board all day, the same way for 46,659+ companies, and records when each role appears and when it closes. Each posting is read in full to sort it into a job type and pull out what it states (pay, years, location). Sponsor records come from the governments' published lists: US Labor Department H-1B filings, the UK Home Office register, Ireland's employment permit statistics, Canada's LMIA list and the Dutch IND register. This page is rebuilt every 6 hours.

Ashney is not affiliated with KLA. Job data comes from KLA's public careers board; sponsor data from government records.