As a Software Engineer at Lam Research, you will join the centralized software engineering team to design, develop, and maintain cloud-native data pipelines and support infrastructure for Big Data and Enterprise Analytics platforms. You will collaborate with product and technical leads to translate business needs into robust solutions, implementing new features and enhancements in existing applications while ensuring reliability and operational excellence. Your day-to-day responsibilities include troubleshooting issues across the stack, optimizing system performance, and producing clear technical documentation. The role requires expertise in Python and Java, along with experience developing cloud-native applications on Azure, including data pipelines using Azure Data Lake Storage and related analytics services. Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps and Git is essential, as well as a strong background in distributed data processing systems and stream processing technologies. This position offers the opportunity to work on large-scale data processing challenges within the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry.
Skills
Python
Java
Azure
Event Grid
Event Hub
Azure Functions
Azure Batch
Azure Data Lake Storage
HDInsight
Azure AI Search
Azure SQL
Cosmos DB
FastAPI
Celery
Redis
Docker
Kubernetes
Apache Kafka
Spark Streaming
CI/CD
Azure DevOps
Git
Jira
Confluence
Maven
Jenkins
What you'll do
Design and build cloud-native software services and data pipelines.
Translate business requirements into well-defined technical designs and implementation plans.
Implement new features in existing applications with a focus on reliability and maintainability.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the stack through root-cause analysis.
Optimize system performance using concurrency, profiling, and effective data-access patterns.
Produce clear technical documentation for development and ongoing operations support.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience.
Expertise in Python and Java for software development.
Experience developing cloud-native applications on Azure platforms.
Proficiency in building big data pipelines using Azure Data Lake Storage and analytics services.
Strong analytical skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues across the stack.
Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and Agile Scrum methodologies.
Market check
Salary context
This
$99,000–$220,000
range sits above
48%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$123,350–$198,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$137,950–$184,900
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Lam Research
Lam Research Corporation is a leading American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry.
Lam Research currently has
238 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$114,000–$231,000
across 116 roles with salary data.
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