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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\nSalary:\n$152,000.00 - $208,500.00Location:\nSanta Clara,CAYou’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.\nWe are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design and develop scalable, high-performance software solutions for complex, data-intensive applications.\nThe 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.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable, production-quality software.\nBuild solutions for large-scale data processing, storage, distribution, and visualization.\nDesign microservices, APIs, and distributed applications.\nDevelop efficient data-processing pipelines for compute- and data-intensive workloads.\nWork across Windows and Linux environments.\nOptimize software for performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.\nDiagnose complex problems across applications, services, databases, networking, and infrastructure.\nParticipate in architecture, design, and code reviews.\nCollaborate with multidisciplinary and globally distributed engineering teams.\nProvide technical guidance and mentorship when appropriate.\nTechnical Skills\nStrong experience in several of the following:\nC++ or Java or C#\nMicroservices and distributed systems\nMultithreading, concurrency, and performance optimization\nApache Spark, Kafka, or similar data-processing technologies\nPostgreSQL, MongoDB, or comparable database technologies\nWindows and Linux\nReact and/or Angular\nREST APIs and service-oriented architectures\nCI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and diagnostics\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience developing large-scale distributed systems or data-intensive applications.\nStrong software architecture and system-design skills.\nExperience with performance optimization and complex system troubleshooting.\nExperience with containerization and modern deployment technologies.\nExperience working with globally distributed engineering teams.\nDomain knowledge or prior experience in semiconductor inspection, semiconductor manufacturing, or related semiconductor technologies is a plus.\nEducation and Experience :\nBS/MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\n7+ years building production software, including large-scale or data-intensive systems with MS, 10 with BS and 5 with PH.d.\nAdditional Information\nTime Type:\nFull timeEmployee Type:\nAssignee / RegularTravel:\nYes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:\nYesThe 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. 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