Company Overview
Group/Division
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
KLA is looking for SW Tech Lead to Leading the SW team of current and future generation products. Responsibility of machines SW in industry leading multidisciplinary systems.
What your job will look like
- Hands on software development using C#/C++, OOD design and scripting on top of Windows and Linux environment in a multi discipline product.
- Working with Project Managers, System, Algo and Application Engineers, build workplans (short terms and long terms), promote innovation and SW methodologies, gate for the team quality.
- Participate in all stages of software development including requirements definition/review, coding, release, integration and customer and support.
- Take ownership of assigned design and development tasks for current and future generation of products.
- Interact with multidisciplinary engineering teams including electrical, mechanical, optical, algorithm, system and application to enhance system capabilities and troubleshoot system issue.
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong software design skills (scalable, maintainable, modular systems)
- Proven experience in Tech Lead roles
- Proven experience in large, multidisciplinary systems with multiple stakeholders
- Deep understanding of OOP principles and Operating Systems concepts (threads, synchronization, memory, IPC)
- Proficiency in C++ or C#
- Strong hands-on experience working in Linux environments
Advantages:
- Experience working close to hardware
- Experience with AI tools – Cloude code
- Background in real-time (RT) systems
- Strong multithreading and concurrency experience
- System integration and debugging of complex, cross-component issues
Additional qualities (preferred):
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Ability to drive technical decisions across teams
- Experience with modern development practices (code reviews, testing, CI/CD)
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
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Skills Required
- Strong software design skills (scalable, maintainable, modular systems)
- Proven experience in Tech Lead roles
- Proven experience in large, multidisciplinary systems with multiple stakeholders
- Deep understanding of OOP principles and Operating Systems concepts (threads, synchronization, memory, IPC)
- Proficiency in C++ or C#
- Strong hands-on experience working in Linux environments
- Experience working close to hardware
- Experience with AI tools - Cloude code
- Background in real-time (RT) systems
- Strong multithreading and concurrency experience
- System integration and debugging of complex, cross-component issues
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Ability to drive technical decisions across teams
- Experience with modern development practices (code reviews, testing, CI/CD)
KLA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about KLA and has not been reviewed or approved by KLA.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with company matching and financial planning support. Student debt assistance and related financial benefits reinforce long-term savings and security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Ownership programs include an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and broad-based RSU participation that extend equity beyond a narrow group. These elements complement competitive pay and bonuses to strengthen total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs span paid time off, paid company holidays, and paid volunteer time. Family care and bonding leave and back-up care services add flexibility during life events.
KLA Insights
What We Do
KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.






