Associate Technical Lead, Software Developement

KLA; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and support scalable backend solutions powering high-performance systems. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with global teams, and tackle challenging engineering problems in enterprise-grade platforms.

The role emphasizes ownership, technical depth, and collaboration to deliver reliable, maintainable software that creates customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience delivering production software systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java, with Python or similar languages.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Design, design patterns, and software architecture principles.
• Experience developing backend applications using Spring Boot.
• Hands‑on experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and multithreaded programming.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and data-driven applications.
• Experience developing, deploying, and supporting containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience on medium‑to‑large scale software projects with measurable business impact.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end development of software features, from requirements analysis and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and support.
• Design and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed applications using modern software engineering practices.
• Translate business and system requirements into robust, maintainable, and extensible software solutions.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions, helping shape long-term platform improvements.
• Write high-quality, production-ready code with a focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Investigate, analyse, and resolve complex technical issues through debugging and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and ensure successful feature delivery.
• Participate in code reviews and support engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and documentation.
• Support production deployments, customer escalations, and operational activities as needed.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to software quality, development processes, automation, and tooling.
• Share technical knowledge and support the growth of team members through collaboration and mentoring.

Skills

Java

Python

OO Design

Algorithms

Multithreading

REST APIs

Microservices

Data Structures

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Observability/Monitoring

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end development of software features, from requirements analysis and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and support.
• Design and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed applications using modern software engineering practices.
• Translate business and system requirements into robust, maintainable, and extensible software solutions.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions, helping shape long-term platform improvements.
• Write high-quality, production-ready code with a focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Investigate, analyse, and resolve complex technical issues through effective debugging and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions and ensure successful feature delivery.
• Participate in code reviews and support engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and documentation.
• Support production deployments, customer escalations, and operational activities as needed.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to software quality, development processes, automation, and tooling.
• Share technical knowledge and support the growth of team members through collaboration and mentoring.

About the Role

Join a team building software that powers complex, high-performance systems used in demanding production environments. In this role, you will design, develop, and support scalable software solutions while working closely with cross-functional engineering teams. You will have the opportunity to own features end-to-end, solve challenging technical problems, and contribute to the evolution of enterprise-grade software platforms.

We are looking for a strong software engineer who combines technical depth, ownership, and collaboration skills to deliver reliable and maintainable solutions that create customer value.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, or scalable platform development.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and production support tools.
• Exposure to large-scale data processing, analytics, or data platform technologies.
• Experience working in environments where software interacts with complex systems, hardware, or infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ownership of features or subsystems through the complete software development lifecycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience building and delivering production software systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java, with working knowledge of Python or similar programming languages.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Design, design patterns, and software architecture principles.
• Experience developing backend applications using frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Hands‑on experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and multithreaded programming.
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases and designing data-driven applications.
• Experience developing, deploying, and supporting containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working on medium‑to‑large scale software projects with measurable business impact.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across global teams.

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