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# Software Quality Engineer

- **Company:** KLA-Tencor
- **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $161,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Business Logic, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NoSQL, Power BI, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Strategies of Testing, Data Processing, Large Language Models, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://kla.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Search/job/Milpitas-CA/Software-Quality-Engineer_2638595

## About the Role

KLA is seeking a highly skilled Software Quality Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on Software Testing experience on System-level software + hardware-integrated semiconductor products!

Candidate must be a self-starter, fast learner, and capable of navigating dynamic schedules, evolving requirements, and multi-functional collaboration within a complex semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem., * Programming Languages: Proficiency in C++, C#, Java, Python or R.

 * Data Handling: Strong skills in SQL, NoSQL databases, and data preprocessing.
 * Algorithms and Statistics: Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, machine learning models, and statistical methods.
 * Understand system-level requirements and translate them into good software design
 * Strong communication skills (written and verbal), Master's Level Degree and 0 years related work experience; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 2 years

## Description

* Own the end-to-end testing activities for key project features as an individual contributor.
 * Perform automation testing together with balanced mix of manual testing as needed for software and hardware-integrated products.
 * Own and drive automated test coverage for both UI and API layers across KLA products, designing robust test suites and publishing results, recommendations, and best-known methods.
 * Lead test planning, test strategy execution, and collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, algorithms, systems, hardware, marketing, applications, and manufacturing teams.
 * Use intelligent algorithms, e.g. LLM, and business logic to find the root cause of software failures. Present them in an actionable manner through Power BI, dashboards, and other reporting and graphing tools.
 * Participate in all stages of software development including deployment and troubleshooting at customer sites. Represent the Software Quality Engineering team in product lifecycle and key program meetings.
 * Travel to customer fabrication facilities to understand customer use cases, deploy software, and troubleshoot.


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