Senior Software Architect

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. 

What We Offer

Location:

Chennai,IND

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

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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.

Job Posting Title: Senior Software Architect

Job Description

Applied Materials is seeking a seasoned Technical Architect to lead end‑to‑end solution architecture for modern, cloud‑native web applications. You’ll combine deep frontend and backend expertise with strong cloud, microservices, and containerization skills to design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that solve complex business problems.

Key Responsibilities:

· Own architecture for new and existing web platforms: conceptual, logical, and physical designs; reference architectures; technology roadmaps.

· Design cloud‑native solutions (AWS/Azure/GCP): multi‑region patterns, resiliency, security, networking, storage, and cost awareness.

· Define service boundaries and microservices topology; establish contracts, data models, integration patterns (REST/gRPC/events), and API governance.

· Guide UI architecture for modern SPAs (React/Angular/Vue): state management, performance, accessibility, modularity, and design‑system adoption.

· Lead backend architecture (.NET Core/Java/Node/Python): domain modeling, clean architecture, asynchronous processing, messaging, and persistence strategies.

· Containerize & orchestrate services (Docker, Kubernetes) with robust deployment topologies, scaling, and runtime configurations.

· Set engineering standards: design patterns, SOLID principles, clean code, secure coding (OWASP), performance and reliability best practices.

· Establish observability: logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs/SLIs, error budgets; drive APM, alerting, and dashboards across services.

· Champion DevSecOps: CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform/ARM), automated testing, supply‑chain security, and release strategies (blue/green/canary).

· Mentor and unblock teams: conduct design reviews, code walkthroughs, spike/prototype critical paths, and coach leads/engineers.

· Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, UX, QA, Security, and Platform/Infra to balance scope, risk, and time‑to‑value.

· Document rigorously: ADRs, sequence diagrams, runtime views, threat models, and operational playbooks; keep architecture artifacts current.

· Measure outcomes: drive NFRs (performance, scalability, reliability, security, cost), track KPIs, and iterate architectures based on data.

Key Skills and Experience:

· 12–15 years in web application development with hands‑on experience across UI and backend; at least 4–6 years in architecture/tech‑lead roles.

· Cloud proficiency (AWS/Azure/GCP): compute, storage, networking, IAM, managed databases, serverless, containers; cost/performance tradeoffs.

· Strong command of design patterns and SOLID principles; demonstrable application in real systems.

· Proven experience with microservices architecture (service decomposition, data consistency, saga/Outbox, idempotency, API versioning).

· Containerization & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm/Operators; production deployments and runtime operations.

· Frontend expertise: React or Angular (performance tuning, bundling, SSR/SSG as applicable), accessibility, secure client‑side practices.

· Backend expertise: one or more of .NET Core, Java/Spring, Node.js, or Python/FastAPI/Django; API design, async processing, queuing/eventing.

· Data & integration: SQL/NoSQL, caching, messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ/Service Bus), API gateways, service mesh, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC).

· Observability & reliability: instrumentation, tracing (OpenTelemetry), APM tools, resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, backoff).

· Security mindset: threat modeling, OWASP Top 10, secrets management, least privilege, secure pipelines, compliance awareness.

· Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to simplify complexity.

Other Functional Knowledge:

• Exposure to enterprise application development, integration, and API gateways.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum practices, backlog management, and sprint ceremonies.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (preferably Azure) is a plus.
• Knowledge of message brokers/queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus) and event‑driven patterns is advantageous.
• Experience with event‑driven and CQRS architectures; data streaming and real‑time analytics.
• Knowledge of domain‑driven design (DDD); strategic/tactical patterns.
• Experience with serverless (Lambda/Functions), edge delivery (CDN), and zero‑trust architectures.
• Exposure to ML/analytics integration patterns and feature flags/progressive delivery.
• Prior work in high‑throughput or mission‑critical environments.

Qualifications:

• Education and Experience
  • BE/BTech/BS or ME/MTech/MS degree in engineering field
• Proven ability to deliver high‑quality software in collaborative, fast‑paced environments.
• Strong problem‑solving aptitude and a product‑oriented mindset.
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

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.