Magic Leap application questions — all 21, word for word
Magic Leap hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 21 questions, 17 of them required. 2 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
7 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and operations. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Magic Leap has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Magic Leap titles them, in Austin, TX, Austin, TX or Plantation, FL, Austin, TX, Plantation, FL, Plantation, FL:
- Senior Equipment Engineering Technician - Dry Etch
- Sr Mechanical Engineer, Equipment Design
- Sr. Shipping & Receiving Materials Handler - Contractor
- Staff Industrial Engineer - Semiconductor
- Staff Process Engineer, Plasma Etch
- Staff Metrology & Optical Test Engineer
- People Solutions Enablement Analyst - Contractor
17 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 212 employers measured ask (median: 13), the least standard being “Do you have at least 7 years of hands-on experience with advanced materials characterization tools (e.g., SEM, AFM, ellipsometry, interferometry, XRD, etc.) AND 3+ years leading a metrology or optical test team?”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Magic Leap does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you currently legally authorized to work in the United States? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you have immediate full-time authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you currently legally authorized to work in the United States? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have immediate full-time authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future visa sponsorship? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Education Other: | text | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | Yes |
| Website | text | No |
| Current Title | text | Yes |
| Current Company | text | Yes |
| How did you hear about this job? Magic Leap website, Word of mouth, Referral, LinkedIn, Other, Indeed.com (+3 more) |
select | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment? If yes, please provide additional information. | textarea | Yes |
| Are you currently subject to any restrictive covenants in an employment agreement or contract (i.e. non-competition, non-solicitation provisions)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Have you previously worked for Magic Leap? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Have you worked, or do you currently work, for a third-party that performs services for, or on behalf of, Magic Leap? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you related to a Magic Leap employee? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Salary Expectations | text | No |
| Referred By? | text | No |
| Do you have at least 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with a strong preference for etch tools? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have direct experience with plasma etch systems (Plasma-Therm, Lam, Applied Materials, or similar)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This role is required to be onsite at our headquarters in Plantation, Florida. Are you local to the area or open to relocation? Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have at least 7+ years of experience in semiconductor or optics manufacturing, including automation projects? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you available to work on-site full-time at our designated facility (Austin, TX or Plantation, FL)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| This position is fully on-site at our Austin, TX, or Florida locations. Please confirm that you understand and would like to be considered for an on-site role. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have at least 7 years of hands-on experience with advanced materials characterization tools (e.g., SEM, AFM, ellipsometry, interferometry, XRD, etc.) AND 3+ years leading a metrology or optical test team? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Years of experience | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
| Role-specific screening | 3 |
| How you heard of them | 2 |
| Remote or on-site | 2 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| Education | 1 |
| Relocation | 1 |
| Salary expectations | 1 |
| Work authorisation | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
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Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Magic Leap's asks for 17 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.