Software Engineer – C++Python, Linux

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

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About Applied

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.

Our Team

The YTG group develops builds and ships advanced test systems for the display and packaging industry. These systems leverage high-speed electron beam microscopes and custom electronics to acquire signals and images enabling complex data analysis and image processing to detect defects in memory and processor chips. The software team controls the electron beam and acquires/processes data and images collaborating across Germany and India.

Your Opportunity

Join us to shape the next generation of our products by driving end-to-end solutions that span software and hardware. Youll collaborate with experts in Germany and cross-functional teams in Bangalore to deliver customer-focused outcomes accelerate time-to-market and uplift engineering efficiency.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Systems & Architecture Ownership: Lead design discussions and produce architecture artifacts for modules spanning software hardware interfaces (device I/O data acquisition algorithms GUI/UX).
• Hands-on Engineering (C/Python on Linux): Implement performant maintainable components and services; define clear interfaces/contracts; contribute to reviews and refactoring.
• Build/Run & DevOps Collaboration: Partner with DevOps on CI/CD artifact hygiene and observability (logging/metrics/tracing); contribute to reliability.
• Performance & Reliability: Design for resilience and rollback; strengthen test strategies (unit/integration/system).
• Cross-geo Collaboration: Work closely with engineering counterparts across globe.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Solution-First Mindset: Think beyond programming languagesown the customer problem and the end-to-end solution across software hardware and operations.
• Strong Systems Design: Experience designing systems that integrate software hardware (sensors motion/controls device drivers embedded/RT interactions).
• AI-Assisted Development: Comfortable using AI-assisted developer tooling and prompt-based workflows to accelerate design documentation code scaffolding/refactoring test generation and troubleshootingwhile verifying outputs and following responsible-use guidelines.
• DevOps & Computing Curiosity: Keen to engage with CI/CD artifact management containerized build environments and performance/compute trade-offs.
• Collaboration & Communication: Clear communicator who aligns cross-functional stakeholders and documents decisions effectively.

Qualifications

Education: in Computer Science Electronics or related fields.

Experience: Typically 812 years in relevant roles (exceptional candidates outside this range welcome with demonstrated system design depth).

• Proficiency in C (modern standards) and Python on Linux.
• Experience with system design and integration across software hardware platforms.
• Familiarity with build tools (e.g. CMake/Make) and toolchains (gcc/clang); strong debugging/profiling on Linux.
• Exposure to testing frameworks and code quality practices (unit/integration static analysis formatting/linting).

Domain Plus: Background in semiconductor is a strong advantage.

Additional Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Experience with Qt for GUI/controls.
• Exposure to real-time/embedded OS and multi-processor systems.

Location & Travel

Primary location: Bangalore India

Skills Matrix

Must-Have

C (modern) and Python on Linux

Systems design across software hardware

Linux build & toolchains (CMake/Make gcc/clang)

Testing & code quality practices

AI-assisted development (prompt-led responsible use)

Nice-to-Have

Qt GUI/controls

Real-time/embedded OS experience

DevOps collaboration (CI/CD observability)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Applied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for minorities females protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin citizenship ancestry religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.