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KLATencor Corporation AI Software Engineer E in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Company OverviewKLA is a global leader in diversified electronics for the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using our technologies. No laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. KLA invents systems and solutions for the manufacturing of wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. The innovative ideas and devices that are advancing humanity all begin with inspiration, research and development. KLA focuses more than average on innovation and we invest 15% of sales back into R&D. Our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers work together with the world's leading technology providers to accelerate the delivery of tomorrow's electronic devices. Life here is exciting and our teams thrive on tackling really hard problems. There is never a dull moment with us.
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications AI Software Engineers are core to KLA's technology, while we do not currently have an opening, we are always building our AI Software Engineering talent community, we are interested in learning about your background.
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Join KLA, where we build groundbreaking industrial systems indispensable for semiconductor manufacturing! Our technology integrates sophisticated image acquisition and processing hardware, firmware, software, and high-performance computing (HPC).
Are you a hardworking software engineer who thrives with solving high-reaching problems? Join us and make a difference! This role you are instrumental in building the infrastructure for developing and deploying data science algorithms on KLA products. We're looking for individuals who can transform abstract requirements into functional software on sophisticated hardware systems. Ideal candidates should have a passion for software engineering and be familiar with data science algorithms, including machine learning and deep learning.
Responsibilities: * Responsible for the design, development, testing and roll out of software solutions that improve the capabilities of the KLA inspection machines. * Develop an 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 conducting trade-off studies, identifying risk items, and proposing mitigation plans. * Engage with a geographically distributed team to develop and deliver software solutions.
Traits will be important for success in this position: * Comfortable working in an environment where communication and collaboration with a large multi-disciplinary team is a significant part of the job. * Interacting with collaborators will remain an indispensable part of understanding what needs to be done, and validating the work that is done. * A sense of ownership towards the work you're doing - both in terms of making appropriate tradeoffs to meet commitments, and following through to ensure customer success is important.
What we want to see: * Previous experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer working on a modern AI related software stack. TensorFlow, PyTorch, LLMs, Inference Frameworks, Data Pipeline frameworks (Ray, Tf.Data), numpy, pandas etc. * Excellent background with deep conceptual and applied knowledge of OOP, design patterns, data structures, distributed systems, multi-threaded and multi-process programming. * Understanding of functional programming including tradeoffs vs. OOP. * Proficiency in writing, deploying, and maintaining production code in C++, Python or Java. * Experience working in large systems composed of different types of subsystems and inte