Software Engineering Manager

Socket.dev; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 153,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KLA is seeking an AI-forward Engineering Manager in Ann Arbor, MI to lead a high-impact full-stack team. You will stay hands-on while guiding architecture, security, and delivery for remote service software used by field engineers.

You will hire, mentor, and drive excellence across frontend, backend, and integration work, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure software aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with proven track record to lead including 3+ years of management experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of full-stack software engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, and career development, while remaining an active technical contributor to the team's work.
• Set technical direction for front-end applications, back-end services, APIs, and microservices, and stay hands-on through design reviews, code reviews, prototypes, and direct contributions to critical parts of the stack.
• Own roadmap development, backlog refinement, and release planning for the remote services portfolio.
• Lead an AI-first engineering practice: use coding assistants and define standards, guardrails, and review practices for AI-accelerated delivery.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

AI-powered development

People leadership

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Group/Division

The KLA Services team consists of Service Sales, Marketing, Spares Supply Chain Management, Field Operations, Engineering, Product Training, Digital Solutions and Analytics, and Technical Product Support. Our services organization maximizes the value of our customers' KLA assets - with highly trained service and product support engineers providing installation services and 24/7 technical support and parts delivery through our extensive supply chain network.

What You'll Do

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

Lead and evolve global electrical engineering standards, specifications, and design guidelines across a diverse facilities portfolio. Review electrical designs for capital projects, infrastructure upgrades, and critical facility improvements to support consistency, quality, and compliance. Guide technical strategy for power distribution, UPS, generators, transfer systems, and other critical power infrastructure. Partner with cross-functional teams to improve resiliency, operational readiness, and long-term facility performance. Support renewable energy and electrification initiatives, including solar, battery storage, EV charging, and utility coordination where relevant. Translate technical requirements into clear standards, design guidance, and executive-ready summaries.

Preferred Qualifications

KLA Services is seeking a hands-on, AI-first Engineering Manager to lead the team building remote service software products for our field engineers who support and maintain KLA tools in the semiconductor fabrication plant, or "fab". This is a player-coach role: you will grow and lead a high-performing full-stack team while staying in the codebase yourself, setting the standard for how AI coding assistants and agentic workflows are used to design, build, and ship software. You will own the delivery, quality, and security of the remote service platform, ensuring our products remain robust, secure, and user-friendly and enabling seamless connectivity for our global workforce.

This position is in Ann Arbor, Michigan and not a remote position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of full-stack software engineers, including hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, and career development, while remaining an active technical contributor to the team's work.
• Set technical direction for front-end applications, back-end services, APIs, and microservices, and stay hands-on through design reviews, code reviews, prototypes, and direct contributions to critical or ambiguous parts of the stack.
• Partner with marketing, product management, IT infrastructure, security, and support to align engineering execution with business priorities.
• Own roadmap development, backlog refinement, and release planning for the remote services portfolio.
• Manage team capacity, sprint commitments, and dependencies so that milestones are delivered predictably.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards for automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production readiness.
• Drive incident response and root-cause resolution for production issues across the full technology stack.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, and maintain the integrity and security of remote access systems.
• Lead an AI-first engineering practice: use coding assistants such as Claude Code and Devin in your own daily work, and define the standards, guardrails, and review practices that make AI-accelerated delivery safe, secure, and effective across the team.
• Personally evaluate emerging AI engineering tools, agentic workflows, and remote access technologies, run pilots with the team, and decide where to invest based on measured results.
• Manage stakeholder communication, including status reporting, risk escalation, and budget or vendor discussions as needed.
• Stay hands-on by writing and reviewing code, building prototypes, and pairing with engineers on complex problems, dedicating a meaningful share of your time to technical work.
• Model AI-first engineering behavior day to day, sharing working patterns, measuring their impact on cycle time and quality, and coaching engineers to adopt what works.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of hiring, developing, and retaining engineering talent in a hands-on, high-ownership team culture.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Skilled at distilling ambiguous business problems into requirements, designs, and executable plans.
• Experience delivering cloud native applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, and React.
• Understanding of remote access protocols, VPNs, and security best practices.
• Experience leading teams that practice Agile, Clean Code, and XP software development methods.
• Demonstrated success using artificial intelligence to accelerate software engineering delivery, both individually and by raising the capability of an entire team.
• Experience defining engineering standards for AI-assisted development, including prompt and context practices, code review of AI-generated changes, and security review.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, with recent hands-on coding experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing software engineering teams while remaining technically hands-on.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field or equivalent combination of any relevant education and experience. 8+ years of relevant experiencewith proven track record to lead including 3+ years of management experience.

About KLA

We provide advanced inspection tools, metrology systems, process solutions, and computational analytics that make electronics possible, tackling complex challenges. From electron and photon optics to machine learning and data analytics, we seek perfection at the most fundamental level of matter in the universe. If you want to make electronics that push industries forward and make the world a better place, join us.

Total Rewards

Base Pay Range: $153,300.00 - $224,833.00 AnnuallyPrimary Location: USA-MI-Ann Arbor-KLA

KLA’s total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave. Interns are eligible for some of the benefits listed. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the pay for this position in the primary location identified in this posting. Actual pay depends on several factors, including state minimum pay wage rates, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education level or training. We are committed to complying with all applicable federal and state minimum wage requirements where applicable. If applicable, your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Use of AI Statement

At KLA, our interviews seek to understand your individual skills, problem-solving approach and authentic thinking. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation, the use of AI, recording tools or other technologies to generate, suggest or provide responses during interviews - whether virtual or in person is not permitted unless explicitly approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation or invited by the interviewer. Use of these tools may interfere with our ability to evaluate your individual qualifications and affect your candidacy. KLA is committed to advancing innovation through responsible AI, and we value candidates who share this mindset.

Equal Opportunity Statement

KLA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [e-mail] or at [phone] to request accommodation.

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