Software Engineer Apps 5

Role

As a Software Application Engineer (Apps 5) you will drive innovation and adoption of Lam’s software products by designing, building, testing, and operating enterprise-grade backend applications that support semiconductor hardware and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with product management and engineering leadership to define long-term platform strategy.
• Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using Python and modern cloud patterns.
• Architect systems leveraging Kubernetes, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Implement event-driven and asynchronous processing pipelines using messaging, pub/sub, and streaming technologies.
• Build and optimize service APIs, simulation orchestration layers, workflow engines, and data pipelines.
• Design data models and storage strategies for RDBMS and NoSQL systems.
• Contribute to CI/CD, automated testing frameworks, and operational tooling.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of experience (minimum). 10+ years of backend software engineering experience is expected.
• Strong expertise in Python for distributed systems and backend services.
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, production-grade distributed systems.
• Deep experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on skills with RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis, MongoDB).
• Experience building event-driven architectures using message queues, streaming platforms, or pub/sub systems.
• Ability to write high-quality code, with attention to detail, testing, and debugging.
• Excellent system design, API design, and architectural documentation skills.
• Strong communication, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
• Familiarity with software product development methodologies and agile processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3+ years in a senior or staff-level role.
• Prior semiconductor experience preferred.
• Experience in vibe coding.

Location & Work Model

• Work location: Fremont, CA (San Francisco Bay Area).
• Work Location Model: On-site Flex (3+ days/week) or Virtual Flex (1-2 days/week), hybrid arrangements described.

Salary

• CA San Francisco Bay Area Salary Range for this position: $141,000.00 - $307,000.00. Actual offer will depend on location, level, education, skills, and experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package (company states investment in employee benefits across life phases).
• Hybrid work models (On-site Flex and Virtual Flex as described).