Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at ASML with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ASML overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ASML as a Software Engineer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
One-hour interviews with two engineers. The position is for mask design. They first ask questions about my research and previous experience. They then ask to debug a C++ programme and write a Python programme.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the sum of the digits of the number 2^1000
I applied online. I interviewed at ASML (San Diego, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
First was the hireview then was the first round interview. In the first round, they went over each of my work/projects in my resume. They would ask more questions about my work to get more details. Plus, they will ask why you are interested in ASML and if you knew what the internship is about.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at ASML (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Three parts - behavioral, then technical then coding exercise. coding exercise is non-standard by easy, mostly focused on your thought process instead of correctness. Behavioral questions focused a bit on experience but mostly on how you will handle certain interpersonal scenarios. Technical questions comprises of c++ and python. questions are about semantics but also abt concepts like data structures and inheritance & polymorphism.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lets say you are working on a project and halfway through the project, you and your team realize there is a major design flaw. What would you do?