Software QA Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$124,000 - $171,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 25 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 16 October 2026.
About the role
This role focuses on developing, applying, and maintaining quality standards for a variety of complex software products within the semiconductor industry.
What you'll do
- Debug a variety of complex software products using systematic tests.
- Perform software tests on code and enhancements.
- Analyze and write test standards and procedures.
- Maintain documentation of test results for debugging and software modification.
- Analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
- Consult with development engineers in problem resolution.
What you'll need
- Experience debugging complex software products.
- Ability to perform software tests on code.
- Experience analyzing and writing test standards.
- Skill in maintaining documentation of test results.
- Capability to analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
Skills: software products, quality standards, software tests, debugging, test standards
This role has been open 52 days — slightly above the 50-day median for Software Engineering Semiconductor roles.
Software Engineering Semiconductor · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
350
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$148k
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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 (350 roles · 60 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 23 | 350 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 156 | 6157 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 50 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: software products, quality standards, software tests, debugging, test standards
Who's hiring in this category
- Keysight Technologies · 35 open roles · median 29 d
- KLA Corporation · 31 open roles · median 119 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 28 open roles · median 205 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 42 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 47 d
- Applied Materials (this employer) · 23 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 350 open Software Engineering Semiconductor (Systems Software) roles from 60 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 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.