Senior Software Engineer

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- A Division of Lam Research Corporation

From smartphones to solar panels, innovative technology is needed to create the devices we use every day. Silfex’s silicon components help make that technology a reality.

Silfex Inc., A Lam Research Company is the leading provider of precision silicon components used to make and operate semiconductor tools, which enable the trillion‑dollar global electronics industry. Our company’s products are integral to the semiconductor equipment and optical markets. The outstanding team at Silfex makes that possible – through our people, we are advancing the world.

The impact we have on the world is made possible by focusing on our people. So we recognize and celebrate our teams’ achievements. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone’s contribution and voice has value. We evaluate and evolve our offerings, so our people receive the support and empowerment to do meaningful things for their lives, careers, and communities.

At Silfex, our people make amazing things possible. That’s why we invest in you throughout the phases of your life with a comprehensive set of outstanding benefits that start on your first day of employment.

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The Senior Software Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for designing and delivering complex, scalable systems and integrations while ensuring security, reliability, and performance across the enterprise. This role drives architectural decisions, establishes coding and testing standards, and implements advanced CI/CD and deployment strategies. The engineer champions observability, resilience, and privacy‑by‑design principles, while influencing API and event‑driven integration patterns. They mentor peers, promote best practices, and foster a culture of technical excellence through documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Acting as a trusted advisor, the Senior Engineer shapes technical direction and ensures solutions align with business objectives and compliance requirements.

• Lead System Architecture & Design – Own end‑to‑end design for complex systems; define reference architectures; influence target architecture vision.
• Drive Technical Standards & Best Practices – Establish coding, testing, and design norms; enforce quality through automation and governance.
• Deliver Critical Solutions – Implement complex features and reusable libraries; optimize for scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Champion Testing & Reliability – Define test strategies; build shared tooling; enforce CI/CD gates; promote reliability culture with SLIs/SLOs.
• Advance CI/CD & Deployment Strategies – Standardize pipelines; implement risk‑based releases; improve DORA metrics and deployment resilience.
• Embed Security & Privacy by Design – Integrate advanced security tooling; enforce secure defaults; ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
• Architect Integrations & APIs – Design cohesive APIs and event‑driven systems; standardize schemas; influence enterprise integration strategy.
• Optimize Performance & Scalability – Diagnose systemic bottlenecks; design for horizontal scale; implement performance gates and shared tooling.
• Mentor & Influence Across Teams – Provide technical leadership without authority; guide adoption of best practices; foster knowledge sharing.
• Institutionalize Documentation & Knowledge Systems – Enforce docs‑as‑code standards; create templates and taxonomies; promote documentation culture.

• Display a positive attitude and align work habits to the Mission and Core Values of Silfex.
• Collaborative Mindset – Foster open communication, knowledge sharing, and cross‑functional teamwork to achieve common goals.
• Continuous Improvement – Embrace learning, experimentation, and feedback to drive innovation and refine processes.
• Ownership & Accountability – Take responsibility for outcomes, proactively solve problems, and deliver with integrity.
• Customer‑Centric Approach – Prioritize delivering value and quality solutions that meet user…