Software Developer C#/.NET

Company Overview

KLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world’s leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow’s electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.

Group/Division

Enabling the movement toward advanced chip design, KLA's Measurement, Analytics and Control group (MACH) is looking for the best and brightest research scientists, software engineers, application development engineers and senior product technology process engineers to join our team. The MACH team's mission is to collaborate with our customers to innovate technologies and solutions that detect and control highly complex process variations—at their source—rather than compensate for them at later stages of the manufacturing process. With over 40 years of semiconductor process control experience, chipmakers around the globe rely on KLA to ensure that their fabs ramp next-generation devices to volume production quickly and cost-effectively. Our MACH team develops leading-edge solutions for patterning process analytics and control technologies, thereby providing customers with critical insight at the feature level, field level and cross-wafer analysis. Our teams also develop advanced modeling simulation, data analytics and process control modeling technologies. As a member of the MACH team, you’ll be joining the most sophisticated and successful process-control company in the semiconductor industry--working across functions to solve the most complex technical problems in the digital age.

Job Description

Most of the chips in your computer, tablet, or smartphone were likely optimized with our help!

As a trusted software solution provider within KLA — one of the leading machine producers in semiconductors — we build and maintain software that ensures a stable and efficient production process in semiconductor manufacturing.

Our team in Dresden is looking for a Software Engineer, preferably with a background in .NET.

About the role

A Software Engineer at KLA:

• Is part of an agile team of up to 8 members including developers, testers, a Product Owner, a Scrum Master, and a requirements engineer.
• Implements creative software solutions to solve the problems of or customers in the semiconductor industry.
• Shapes our working environment and work processes with ideas and drives our team to get better.
• Gets inspired by our application engineers and exchanges knowledge and ideas in an agile way.

About you

We value and love to work with a diverse group of people from all backgrounds.

• You have proven experience in software development and/or a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science.
• You want to solve problems together with your team.
• You have perseverance to dive into a problem, find a solution, scale the solution, and change it when needed.
• You are interested in modern software development and technologies.
• You should enjoy software development as much as we do.

Things to know

Within the KLA corporation, we are collaborating with teams around the globe. We have teams based in USA and China. There are opportunities to travel and work with them. Yet, we try to keep things as local and simple as possible.

Our industry has a strong interest in quality, reliability, and regulation, but we endeavor to provide continuous delivery and automate as much as possible.

Visual Studio, Rider, VS Code, …? Choose the IDE you are most comfortable with!

Why you should work for KLA!

KLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

The Dresden office is located in the city center with a great view from the terrace and a perfect transport connection and infrastructure. Besides the common benefits (team events, fruits, drinks, foosball table, XBOX ...) you can park your car or bike in the garage, learn or improve your languages skills or visit a semiconductor fab.

FlexOn, FlexOff: You can flexibly choose, if you spend most of the week at your private desk in the office, or work from home, only coming to your shared desk from time to time.

You will receive a permanent employment contract, with flexible working hours, and we are happy to support you with eventual relocation or Visa request.

How we hire

We know about the urgency of a job application, combined with a feeling of uncertainty. That is why we want to be as transparent as possible about our recruitment process.

1. Review application

We will review the submitted application and respond as soon as possible.

2. Call with HR Specialist

In case of a positive review, our recruiter will contact you to clarify questions on both sides.

3. Coding task

To get an impression of your way of problem-solving, we provide a coding task. As we appreciate the invested effort, we will carefully review your work and share an honest and detailed feedback.

4. First Interview

The first interview is usually done with one of our HR specialists and one of our senior developers. After getting to know each other, the coding task serves as a discussion starter.

5. Second Interview

In the second interview, you will meet your manager and talk to one of the developers of your prospective team. Also, it usually turns out to be a friendly talk and less structured interview.

The whole interview process can be done remotely. However, we aim to have at least one interview in person, as this is usually combined with an office tour and a lunch together with some team members.

Call to action:

We're passionate about crafting solutions that drive progress and help people do what wouldn't be possible without us. The future is calling. Will you answer?
Then please click the “APPLY” button or for further questions please get contact Andy Cooper (Recruiter) at andy.cooper@kla.com

Minimum Qualifications

Proven experience in software development and/or a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer