Software Tech Lead
KLA
Software Tech Lead at KLA is a full time role based in Chennai, India. It was published on 4 May 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Software Tech Lead |
|---|---|
| Company | KLA |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Published | 4 May 2026 |
| Status | Open at last check |
Company Overview
Group/Division
Job Description/Preferred Qualifications
Responsibilities:
- Design, recommend and implement software solutions using the best suitable technologies from the suite of latest technologies.
- Lead design & code reviews with the team and provide actionable feedback that ensures best practices (e.g., adherence to requirements, testability, efficiency and style guidelines, etc.,)
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to define and refine project goals, requirements, and timelines.
- Design and develop SW to deploy various components of the software across various nodes and manages multiple side by side instances of the SW.
- Identify potential technical issues early and develop strategies to address them.
- Keep abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
- Contribute to existing documentation or knowledge base that expedites resolution time of queries from stakeholders like quality team, customer support, global service team, etc.,
- Triage SW issues and track them and debug to identify the root causes of issues, resolve with fast turnaround time - Creating impact on overall system, and quality.
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical challenges and risks.
- Conduct thorough code reviews and provide actionable feedback.
Required Skills:
- Strong object-oriented programming skills in C# or Java
- Extensive knowledge in Inter-Process Communication (IPC) techniques and tools viz: WCF, gRPC, REST, GraphQL protobuf, JSON, etc.,
- Experience with container orchestration and management tools - Dockers, K8's, Helm Charts, etc.,
- [Desirable] Experience in database management system, including SQL Database: SQL Server, SQLite
- No SQL Databases: MongoDB
- Time Series Databases: Prometheous, InfluxDB
- Familiarity with observability tools and practices - Opentelemetry, Grafana, Elastic, Kibana, Logstash, etc.,
- Proficiency in scripting languages like python, shell and ansible for automation solutions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's Level Degree and related work experience of 3 years (OR)
Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience of 5 years
We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer
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