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# Global Software Support Engineer III - (E3)

- **Company:** Applied Materials
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $124,000.0 - $171,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Software Product Management, Software Engineering, Software Performance
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e538bceee4c0ab51

## About the Role

* Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.

Business Expertise

 * Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

Leadership

 * Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.

Problem Solving

 * Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

Impact

 * Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies.

Interpersonal Skills

 * Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.

Candidate should have experience with Applied Material equipment.

The person that takes this role must have a high level of motivation and ability to self manage priorities and workload.

## Description

1. Manage customer expectation and issues with software releases providing a prioritized list of requests to business unit per platform. Independently learn and investigate customer's high value problem (HVP), systemic bug or software failures.

 2. Troubleshoots a variety of complex software problems and broadly collaborates with engineering teams and peer groups to improve product quality.

 3. Tracks software performance and quality at external customer sites. Actively feedback customer scenarios and use cases to software test teams to improve product software quality.

 4. Performs customer scenario validation for key enhancements.

 5. Interfaces with external customers for requirements analysis, prioritization and schedule.

 6. Early engagement with product software development team on customer features. Develop Field Readiness and Software Readiness checklists for New Product Introductions.

 7. Develop software training programs for Field/Lab techs/Manufacturing engs.

 8. Deliver training for junior level engineers in departmental procedures, corporate procedures, and detailed product operation.


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