Software Engineer IV - (E4) - Billerica, MA, United States
$156,000 - $214,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing, prototyping, developing, and debugging software solutions for semiconductor equipment components and devices to ensure quality and functionality.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain desktop applications using C++, C#, and WPF.
- Architect and implement multithreaded and concurrent software solutions.
- Develop software that interfaces with hardware components, instrumentation, motion control systems, and industrial automation equipment.
- Optimize application performance, memory utilization, and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software, hardware, and integration issues.
- Participate in code reviews and promote software development best practices.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7–10 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in C++.
- Strong proficiency in C# and .NET development.
- Extensive experience developing desktop applications using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
- Demonstrated expertise in multithreaded programming, synchronization mechanisms, and concurrent application design.
- Experience with asynchronous programming patterns and performance optimization.
- Strong knowledge of object-oriented design principles and software architecture patterns.
- Experience using source control systems such as Git, Azure DevOps, or similar.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Experience in the semiconductor equipment, semiconductor manufacturing, inspection, metrology, lithography, test, or automation industries.
- Experience integrating software with hardware devices, cameras, sensors, motion control systems, or instrumentation.
- Familiarity with real-time data acquisition and processing systems.
- Experience with high-performance computing and large data sets.
- Knowledge of design patterns such as MVVM in WPF applications.
- Experience with SQL databases and data-driven applications.
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to SEMI standards and semiconductor manufacturing workflows.
Skills: C++, C#, WPF, multithreaded, hardware components, motion control systems
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 44-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
176
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$147k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (176 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 29 | 176 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 146 | 5848 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 22 d | 44 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $147k |
Skills observed across this category: C++, C#, WPF, multithreaded, hardware components, motion control systems
Who's hiring in this category
- KLA Corporation · 32 open roles · median 45 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 25 open roles · median 44 d
- Lam Research · 14 open roles · median 49 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 78 d
- Onto Innovation · 12 open roles · median 62 d
- Keysight Technologies · 10 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 176 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.