Software Engineer Sys 5

Lam Research

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Fremont, CA
Salary: $141,000–$307,000 / yr
Posted: 113 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Jan 2, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 137 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer Sys 5

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Software Engineer Sys 5 joins the Global Products Group to design, develop, and troubleshoot software programs for etch and deposition products. Working within a centralized software engineering team, you will build sophisticated architectural solutions for integrating LLM technology into business applications. Your daily responsibilities include developing complex multi-step agentic pipelines, owning infrastructure for model integration, routing, and evaluation, and building MCP Servers to ensure model governance and monitoring. You will utilize technologies such as LangGraph, MCP, and various agent SDKs to manage RAG, structured outputs, and multi-agent workflows. The role requires a systems-thinking mindset to connect AI models with data pipelines and operational workflows. You will solve technical challenges regarding hardware compatibility and seamless software integration within the semiconductor equipment product portfolio.

Skills

LLM RAG LangGraph MCP LangSmith Prompt Engineering PEFT RLHF RLAIF Model Evaluation Synthetic Data Generation Encryption Access Control Audit Logging Secrets Management

What you'll do

Design and implement architectural solutions for integrating LLM technology into business applications.
Develop complex multi-step agentic pipelines using open- and closed-source LLMs.
Own the infrastructure for model integration, routing, and evaluation.
Build MCP Servers to manage model governance, versioning, access control, and monitoring.
Evaluate, prototype, and integrate the latest advancements in AI and agentic systems.
Align AI systems with business objectives by collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience shipping production software with a track record of owning features end-to-end.
Proven experience building AI agents, LLM-driven systems, or autonomous workflows with guardrails and evaluation mechanisms.
Practical experience with RAG, evals, monitoring, MCP/tool use, structured outputs, or multi-agent workflows.
Proven experience with LLM orchestration patterns and frameworks like LangGraph, MCP, and major model provider agent SDKs.
Foundational AI skills including prompt engineering, model evaluation, agent orchestration, and reasoning frameworks.
Familiarity with context management, session state, or memory systems in AI or distributed systems.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior engineers and product leaders.
Prior semiconductor equipment experience (preferred).

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