DevOps and Software Lab Engineer

Applied Materials • Chandler, AZ

3d • $132,000 - $181,500

About The Position

As a Software Engineer at Applied Materials, you’ll dive deep into ground-breaking technologies—like machine learning and AI—to craft novel software solutions that solve our customers’ high-value problems. Our Software Engineers are responsible for designing, prototyping, developing, and debugging software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices to ensure quality and functionality. You'll develop software documentation and test procedures, troubleshoot software problems, and communicate with internal customers to understand project requirements. As part of our team, you'll contribute your expertise in intricate systems, deciphering code, and anticipating software behaviors to ensure Applied remains the leader in the semiconductor and display sectors. As a DevOps and Software Lab Engineer at Applied Materials, you’ll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust development and testing environments to support continuous integration and delivery processes. This role bridges the gap between software development and IT operations, ensuring efficient workflow automation and system reliability. We are going through leap and bounds on ground-breaking technologies—like machine learning and AI—pushing the boundaries to craft novel software solutions that solve our customers’ high-value problems. You’ll design, develop, deploy software and solutions, manage for high availability, CI/CD, monitor and observability, sizing of hardware to server for a world class serviceability and anticipating software behaviors to ensure Applied remains the leader in the semiconductor and display sectors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and virtualization technologies.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Chef).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices, key business drivers, and how your area of expertise integrates with others
• Leadership skills to lead small projects as needed

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for various software projects.
• Provision, configure, and maintain lab environments using virtualization, containerization, and cloud technologies.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve stability and scalability.
• Collaborate with developers, QA teams, and IT to streamline build, test, and deployment processes.
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages and configuration management tools.
• Ensure security, compliance, and documentation of lab systems and environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level