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The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world’s technology.\nWhat We Offer\nLocation:\nRehovot,ISRYou’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible-while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.\nAt Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.\nAs a Software Engineer at Applied Materials, you’ll dive deep into ground-breaking technologies-like machine learning and AI-to craft novel software solutions that solve our customers’ high-value problems. Our Software Engineers are responsible for designing, prototyping, developing, and debugging software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices to ensure quality and functionality. You'll develop software documentation and test procedures, troubleshoot software problems, and communicate with internal customers to understand project requirements. As part of our team, you'll contribute your expertise in intricate systems, deciphering code, and anticipating software behaviors to ensure Applied remains the leader in the semiconductor and display sectors.About the Role\nJoin the team as a Backend Developer and help us build system flows that power the next generation of our platform.\nAt this unique team, we develop like a startup:\nBias for Action: We move fast, test, learn, and iterate. Perfection is less important than progress.\nOwnership Mindset: Every challenge is ours to solve. We don’t escalate - we engage.\nCustomer Obsession: We build with the user in mind, not just the spec in hand.\nLean & Focused: We do fewer things, better. We focus on what matters most.\nCross-Functional Unity: We break silos. All disciplines move as one team.\nAI First: We embrace innovation and autonomy, encouraging team members to make technical decisions and learn from failures.\nDirect Communication: We value proactive, transparent communication and expect everyone to push status and raise issues early.\nHow We Work\nJira is our central hub for specs, bugs, and pull requests.\nAgile ceremonies are adapted to team needs, with demos and retrospectives as core practices.\nDevelopers are responsible for both code and quality, including automation and risk-based testing.\nWe measure success by developer productivity, innovation, and our ability to deliver together.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, implement and test robust backend system flows, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.\nCollaborate closely with system and HW teams to deliver integrated SW solutions.\nTake full ownership of features from design through deployment, including quality and automation aspects.\nParticipate in agile ceremonies, demos, and retrospectives, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.\nProactively communicate status, raise flags early, and engage directly with team members across disciplines.\nOperate, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads in Kubernetes-based environments.\nContribute to DevOps pipelines, CI/CD processes, monitoring, and production reliability.\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of backend development experience.\nExperience in C# or Java.\nStrong proficiency with Linux environments.\nSolid understanding of modern development methodologies, including code reviews, automation, and risk-oriented testing.\nProven hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments:Cluster provisioning, upgrades, scaling, resource management.\nTroubleshooting cluster and workload issues.\nExperience with Kubernetes operators, network policies, storage, and observability stacks.\n\nStrong DevOps capabilities, including experience with:CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)\nInfrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Helm, Kustomize, Terraform)\nMonitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK)\nContainerization (Docker) and secure software supply chain principles\n\nA genuine passion for technology, innovation, and building impactful solutions in a dynamic environment.\nTeam player with strong communication and mentoring skills.\nSelf-learning and ability to understand complex systems.\nFluent in English.\nAdvantage\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.\nHands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.\nA proven leadership experience.\nWorking in an Agile environment.\nExperience as a SW developer in multi-disciplinary products.\nWorking in a global company or large-scale High-Tech company.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nNoApplied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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