The impact you’ll make

As a Software Engineer at Lam, you will be at the forefront of innovation by designing, developing, troubleshooting, and debugging software programs. Your role is pivotal in developing software tools that support design, infrastructure, and technology platforms. Your expertise will determine hardware compatibility and influence design, ensuring seamless integration between software and hardware. In this role, you’ll make an impact across Lam’s entire product portfolio of equipment working within our centralized software engineering team, collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry. This position is a hybrid role which will include both Software Development and DevOps-driven Quality Assurance and Validation. 

We are seeking a hands-on software engineer to design, develop and validate robust software solutions for equipment intelligence applications, using C++ and Python, while supporting automated validation, CI/CD pipelines, and software quality processes. 

This is a full-time position, based in Dublin, Ireland.  

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new products, using different languages C++, Python and .NET, in various operating systems  
• Provides technical and professional leadership and support to enable software engineering projects emphasizing control algorithm development applied to machine data for new product development and equipment intelligence for Industry 4.0  
• Collaborate with developers, QA, applications support and domain experts to define customer-centric test cases, isolate and resolve defects, and provide first-level support and code-level debugging across distributed, embedded control systems.  
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and validation tools, including functional, regression, and performance testing  
• Demonstrate solutions through clear documentation, flowcharts and clean code, and contribute to DevOps / CI-CD activities (e.g. Jenkins) to support continuous delivery of the product.  
• Work within cross-functional teams to deliver tangible results under strict deadlines, with international travel (USA, Europe, Asia) when required - typically less than 10%.  

Who we’re looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of experience; OR Masters degree with 3+ years experience; OR PhD with 1+ years experience; OR equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern languages including modular design, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and performance across C++, Python, and .NET C#. Experience with application components, services, tooling, and native code interop.
• Strong understanding of Windows programming (APIs, services, processes, tooling) and working knowledge of Linux and Bash, including building, running and debugging applications on both platforms.
• Solid object-oriented design skills including design patterns and finite state machines. Strong knowledge of multithreading and concurrent programming (scheduling, synchronization, thread safety).
• Experience with source control, modern software development cycles, root cause analysis, and networking fundamentals including TCP/IP.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar in daily engineering workflows.
• Experience with embedded software development, distributed systems, and real-time operating systems.
• Exposure to software testing or QA practices and debugging/root cause analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate technical information clearly at all levels. Team-oriented and able to work independently and cross-functionally.

Preferred qualifications