KLA Manager Software Development 

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai 

110265210

A software manager in this position will have the following responsibilities:

Responsible for the design, development, testing and roll out of software solutions that enhance the capabilities of the KLA inspection machines. Possess good communication skills to work with several hardware and software interdisciplinary teams to understand the system/marketing requirements and to guide teams on software requirements and design. Candidate should (over time) develop deep understanding of how the system works and be able to provide software solutions for critical customer gaps or issues. Develop and evaluate concepts and designs for the next generation systems by overseeing trade-off studies, identifying risk items and suggest mitigation plans. Work in a geographically distributed team to develop and deliver software solutions. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where communication and collaboration with a large multi-disciplinary team is a significant part of the job. That is, aligning with a fairly large set of external stakeholders and being able to internalize their product needs and delivering to those needs is an indispensable part of this position.

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Previous experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer working on machine control (non-compute hardware), automation, or instrumentation.
• Excellent software engineering skills, including deep conceptual and applied knowledge of OOP, design patterns, data structures, distributed systems, multi-threaded and multi-process programming.
• Experience working with external or internal customers in delivering projects.
• Experience aligning with interdisciplinary set of stakeholders including Marketing and Programs.
• Experience growing and developing high performing teams.
• Possess good communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

• A passion and demonstrated track record of delivering software solutions targeted at complex systems.
• Understanding of software engineering concepts (operating systems, programming languages, OOP, design patterns etc).
• A willingness to take ownership and responsibility for the software components you develop and maintain. In other words, be a single person product owner within your domain of responsibility.
• A collaborative and proactive attitude that fosters positive relationships with your peers and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in an Engineering or equivalent discipline.

At least 2 years experience managing software teams.