Senior Software Engineer V (E5) - 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 Senior Software Engineer V (E5) 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.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or a related technical field.
• 10-15 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, asynchronous programming and performance optimization.
• Object-oriented design and software architecture patterns (MVVM in WPF preferred).
• Debugging, troubleshooting and hardware/software integration.

What we offer

• Salary of $180,000 - $247,500, depending on location, hire grade, knowledge, skills and experience.
• A comprehensive benefits package, with possible eligibility for a bonus and a stock award program.