Senior Backend Developer (Java)

About the role

Applied Materials, a global leader in materials science and engineering solutions for semiconductors and displays, is hiring a Backend Developer in Rehovot, Israel. The team develops software for semiconductor equipment components and devices, working like a startup with fast iteration, ownership and cross-functional collaboration. The role involves designing, implementing and testing backend system flows, and operating containerized workloads in Kubernetes.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and test robust backend system flows, ensuring scalability, reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with system and hardware teams to deliver integrated software solutions.
• Take full ownership of features from design through deployment, including quality and automation.
• Participate in agile ceremonies, demos and retrospectives, and communicate status proactively.
• Operate, manage and troubleshoot containerized workloads in Kubernetes-based environments.
• Contribute to DevOps pipelines, CI/CD processes, monitoring and production reliability.

Required profile

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience in C# or Java.
• Strong proficiency with Linux environments.
• Proven hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production (provisioning, upgrades, scaling, troubleshooting).
• Experience with Kubernetes operators, network policies, storage and observability stacks.
• Fluent in English; a bachelor's degree in a related field, leadership experience and hands-on Kubernetes experience are advantages.

Required skills

• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Helm, Kustomize, Terraform)
• Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK)
• Docker and secure software supply chain principles
• Modern development practices: code reviews, automation and risk-oriented testing