Senior Software Engineer - Machine Control

Description

The company supplies materials science and engineering equipment used to make nearly every new semiconductor chip and advanced display.

Its equipment and services support AI development and the commercial launch of next-generation chips.

This role sits within the team that builds machine control software for semiconductor equipment components, test benches, and lab tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build code for large, complex software solutions used in semiconductor equipment components and devices, working with limited supervision.
• Lead and carry out complex software projects.
• Write software specifications and test plans for test benches and lab tools.
• Talk with internal and external customers to gather requirements, plan schedules, and resolve software issues.
• Diagnose a wide range of difficult software problems, and test code and enhancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field such as computer science, information management, software or systems engineering, cyber security, or mathematics.
• 10 to 15 years of related experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java or C.
• Experience with microservice architecture and related technologies.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted and agentic software development, including tools such as Claude, and the ability to use agent-based workflows to improve design, development, testing, and productivity.
• Ability to work with application and systems teams to understand system requirements and turn them into scalable software designs.
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong skills in diagnosing, debugging, and troubleshooting software.
• Ability to break complex problems into smaller parts, find root causes, and build effective solutions.
• Ability to apply algorithms to solve problems efficiently and to weigh the pros and cons of different approaches.
• Clear communication and the ability to take in and act on feedback when solving problems with others.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• A team player who puts collaboration and shared team success first.
• Preferred: a master's degree in a related field.
• Preferred: extensive project management experience and familiarity with the company's product development life cycle.
• Preferred: leadership skills for leading moderate-sized projects as needed.
• Preferred: experience in the semiconductor, healthcare, or medical equipment industries.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of software development experience.

Conditions

Full-time, regular employee role.

Based in Santa Clara, CA.

Travel of about 10% of the time.

Relocation assistance is available.

Base pay range: $128,000.00 to $176,000.00.

Pay depends on location, hire grade, job knowledge, skills, experience, and fairness relative to current team members.

For sales roles, the posted range is the Target Total Cash range, meaning base salary plus target bonus at 100% goal achievement.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and makes its careers site accessible; accommodation requests go through its HR team.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Programs supporting health and wellbeing, along with personal and professional growth, at work and at home.
• May be eligible for a bonus and a stock award program, where applicable.