Lam Research is looking for a Software Engineer to be at the forefront of driving innovation and adoption of our software products. In this role, you will support fast product evolution through agile processes by analyzing, designing, programming, testing, debugging, and enhancing software applications, with a significant impact on the efficiency of Lam's products and services.

What You'll Do

Partner with product management and engineering leadership to define long-term platform strategy.
Design and build scalable, fault tolerant microservices using Python and modern cloud patterns.
Architect systems using Kubernetes, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code.
Implement event-driven and asynchronous processing pipelines using messaging, pub/sub, and streaming technologies.
Build and optimize service APIs, simulation orchestration layers, workflow engines, and data pipelines.
Design data models and storage strategies using RDBMS and NoSQL systems.
Contribute to CI/CD, automated testing frameworks, and operational tooling.

What We're Looking For

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of experience.

Nice to Have

10+ years of backend software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior or staff level role.
Strong understanding of modern cloud computing platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS or Google Cloud).
Strong expertise in Python for distributed systems and backend services with product development experience.
Deep experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud native architectures.
Hands-on skills with RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis, MongoDB).
Experience building event driven architectures using message queues, streaming platforms, or pub/sub systems.
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, production grade distributed systems.
Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail.
Excellent system design, API design, and architectural documentation skills.
Strong communication and mentorship abilities; capable of influencing engineering teams at scale.
Bachelor's Degree or master's in computer science (or related field of study).
Experience in vibe coding.
Familiarity with software product development methodologies.
Effective organizational skills to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, adjust to shifting priorities, and meet business needs.
Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate and communicate with diverse, cross-functional, and matrixed internal and external partners.
Prior semiconductor experience is preferred.

Technical Stack

Python
Kubernetes
RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
NoSQL (e.g., Redis, MongoDB)
Azure, AWS, Google Cloud

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $141,000.00 - $307,000.00

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work mode and is located in the CA San Francisco Bay Area.

Lam Research is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.