Specialist, Software Technology

Job Description

• Responsible for software development activities using C++/C#
• Participate in end to end product development lifecycle activities
• Collaborate with teams across different geographical zones to drive / develop / deliver software solutions
• Work across groups including systems/hardware, marketing, applications and manufacturing on all aspects of software project including requirement definition, design, development, deployment, support and service
• Provide technical leadership and be able to support the detailed analysis and tradeoffs for the various solutions
• Understand, champion and enforce software development best practices.
• Understand, troubleshoot, and drive difficult issues that span whole systems. Able to uncover root cause and to devise and drive innovative analyses and solutions for complex problems.
• Travel to other KLA sites and customer sites on a needed basis

Desired Skills & Experience

• BE/BS/BTech degree with at least 8-12 years of SW development experience
• Good academics. BE/BTech/MS/MCA/MTech (CS/Electronics/Physics/ECE degree)
• Experience in leading software technical teams for at least 3 years
• Experience in owning large feature or functionality from requirements to adoption
• Experience with large software systems /tool application are preferred.
• Excellent analysis and systematic troubleshooting skills
• Good understanding of SW principles and constructs
• Experience in requirements elicitation, design, development, effective reuse, diagnostics and configuration management.
• Strong experience in working with Microsoft SW development tools (Visual studio, performance profiles, de-bugging and analysis tools).
• Ability to react well to changes and work on multiple projects
• Must be strong self-starter, pay attention to detail, work with global teams and excellent verbal and written communication skills essential
• Knowledge of KLA specific or general semiconductor domain is preferred

Minimum Qualifications

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

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