Design and implement back-end services and interfaces (primarily gRPC) integrating ZEISS Inspect with fab automation frameworks and fab-level controllers
Develop software supporting wafer navigation and orchestrating end-to-end inspection workflows within semiconductor fabs
Own service-level concerns including performance, reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and secure deployment
Build and maintain automated test pipelines, including fab simulators, hardware-/system-in-the-loop testing, and CI/CD workflows
Collaborate with internal automation, controls, metrology, and computer vision teams, as well as external fab stakeholders, to gather requirements and deliver production-ready integrations
Integrate with or leverage computer vision frameworks (e.g., Cognex) to support fab workflows where required
Implement and maintain logging, metrics, and distributed tracing for fab-deployed services to support operations and troubleshooting
Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
Author and maintain technical design documentation, configuration guides, and operational runbooks
Support root-cause analysis and resolution of issues during fab qualification, pilot runs, and production deployments

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on back-end services or systems software
Strong coding proficiency in C++ and C#, with working proficiency in Python
Proven experience designing and building server architectures and networked services (e.g., gRPC or comparable RPC frameworks)
Hands-on experience with DevOps and automated testing pipelines (e.g., Git-based CI/CD, automated builds and tests, artifact management, and deployment pipelines)
Solid foundation in software engineering best practices, including version control, code reviews, debugging/profiling, and testable code design
Experience with fab automation frameworks (e.g., Cimetrix, Kontron, PEER Group) preferred
Experience with computer vision frameworks (e.g., Cognex) in industrial or semiconductor environments preferred
Background in industrial automation, including robots, motion systems, PLCs, machine controllers, or factory MES preferred
Experience developing Windows and Linux services, including containerized and orchestrated environments preferred
Familiarity with observability practices, performance tuning for high-throughput systems, and secure communication patterns (e.g., Protocol Buffers, RBAC) preferred
Experience in metrology or semiconductor manufacturing, particularly advanced packaging and wafer-level workflows preferred.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++C#PythongRPCDevOpsautomated testingCI/CDsoftware engineering best practicesfab automation frameworkscomputer vision frameworks

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationtechnical documentationroot-cause analysiscontinuous improvement