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What they do

Applied Materials makes materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. It designs, builds, and services the equipment that chip and display makers use. Its team in Israel builds metrology and inspection products with machine learning and computer vision.

What they value

• Push the boundaries of materials science and engineering.
• Learn, develop, and grow your career.
• Take on challenges, and drive new solutions for customers.
• Care for the health and wellbeing of employees.
• Use sound engineering principles.
• Keep diversity in its workforce.

Where they hire

The United States has the most open roles, in Santa Clara, Austin, and Gloucester. Singapore is second, and India is third, mostly in Bengaluru. Applied also hires in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Israel. Postings name an office and the share of travel, up to 75% for some field roles. The postings read do not mention visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Engineering is the largest group on the board, then customer service and support.

• Software: Java tech leads, senior Java developers, Java engineering managers, and computing developers, many of them at ITPL in Bengaluru.
• Manufacturing and test: manufacturing engineers, test engineers for electron beam systems, and engineering change engineers.
• Customer service: service managers and application engineers for defect metrology.
• Programs and supply: technical program managers and supplier account managers.
• Students: new college graduates and interns.

What they look for

Postings ask for a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering and a set number of years. A senior Java developer role in Bengaluru asks for five to eight years, core Java, design patterns, multithreading, data structures, and Agile tools such as JIRA. Java tech lead roles ask for six to fourteen years. Engineering manager roles ask the candidate to lead seven to ten developers, with most of the time on technical work. Software roles may ask for short trips to customer sites. The postings do not describe the interview steps.