Senior Software Engineer (E4) - C++/C# WPF

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and advanced displays, is hiring a Software Engineer IV (E4) in Billerica, MA. The engineer designs, develops, tests and debugs software for semiconductor equipment components and devices, working on technologies such as machine learning and AI. The position is full time.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain desktop applications using C++, C# and WPF.
• Architect and implement multithreaded and concurrent software solutions to maximize performance and responsiveness.
• Develop software that interfaces with hardware, instrumentation, motion control systems and industrial automation equipment.
• Collaborate with systems, electrical, mechanical and process engineers to define software requirements and system architectures.
• Optimize application performance, memory usage and reliability for mission-critical environments.
• Troubleshoot complex software, hardware and integration issues.
• Take part in code reviews, maintain technical documentation, design specifications and test procedures, and contribute to architecture decisions and technology roadmaps.
• Support product deployments, system validation and customer issue resolution when needed.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
• 7-10 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git, Azure DevOps or similar.
• Preferred: experience in semiconductor equipment, manufacturing, inspection, metrology, lithography, test or automation, and familiarity with real-time data acquisition, high-performance computing, SQL databases, automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and SEMI standards.

Required skills

• Strong C++ (modern C++ preferred) and C# and .NET development.
• Extensive experience with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) desktop applications.
• Multithreaded programming, concurrency and synchronization, and asynchronous programming patterns.
• Object-oriented design and software architecture patterns.
• Debugging, troubleshooting and hardware/software integration.

What we offer

• Salary of $156,000 - $214,500, depending on location, hire grade, knowledge, skills and experience.
• A comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and a stock award program.