Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design and develop scalable, high-performance software solutions for complex, data-intensive applications.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with experience in distributed systems, large-scale data processing, databases, microservices, and modern software architectures. This is a hands-on engineering role with opportunities to influence architecture and solve challenging problems across the software stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, production-quality software.
• Build solutions for large-scale data processing, storage, distribution, and visualization.
• Design microservices, APIs, and distributed applications.
• Develop efficient data-processing pipelines for compute- and data-intensive workloads.
• Work across Windows and Linux environments.
• Optimize software for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Diagnose complex problems across applications, services, databases, networking, and infrastructure.
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and globally distributed engineering teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship when appropriate.

Technical Skills

Strong experience in several of the following:

• C++ or Java or C#
• Microservices and distributed systems
• Multithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization
• Apache Spark, Kafka, or similar data-processing technologies
• PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or comparable database technologies
• Windows and Linux
• React and/or Angular
• REST APIs and service-oriented architectures
• CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and diagnostics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems or data-intensive applications.
• Strong software architecture and system-design skills.
• Experience with performance optimization and complex system troubleshooting.
• Experience with containerization and modern deployment technologies.
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Domain knowledge or prior experience in semiconductor inspection, semiconductor manufacturing, or related semiconductor technologies is a plus.

Education and Experience :

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years building production software, including large-scale or data-intensive systems with MS, 10 with BS and 5 with PH.d.

## Qualifications

### Education:

Bachelor's Degree

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### Years of Experience:

4 - 7 Years

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## Additional Information

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### Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

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### Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

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### Relocation Eligible:

Yes

### Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Enhanced)

Salary Range:

$152,000.00 - $208,500.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.