Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

Step into a career with ASM, where cutting edge technology meets collaborative culture.

For over 55 years ASM has been ahead of what's next, at the forefront of innovation and what's technologically possible. With more than 4,500 ASMers representing 70 nationalities, our people and our advanced semiconductor devices are playing a crucial role in trends such as 5G, cloud computing, AI, and autonomous driving. But we're more than just a tech company. We value diversity, inclusion and sustainability as we strive to make a positive impact on the world. Our development programs help support your growth, shaping your future and pushing the boundaries of innovation to unleash potential.

Role Overview

At ASM, software plays a critical role in controlling some of the world's most advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead teams developing software that controls robotics, gas delivery, temperature, motion, process sequencing, and other critical equipment functions.

We are looking for a senior engineering leader who can build strong teams, set technical direction, and deliver the software for our next generation of semiconductor equipment.

In this role, you will

• Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams.
• Shape software architecture, roadmaps, and technical direction.
• Drive execution, quality, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

Software Strategy & Execution

• Define and drive the software engineering roadmap with Product Management, Systems Engineering, Quality, and business leadership.
• Own software execution across multiple product initiatives, balancing priorities, resources, technical debt, quality, and customer commitments.
• Lead software release and configuration strategy across product generations and customer-installed systems.

Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

• Provide technical leadership for software architecture and platform evolution, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and reusable.
• Drive engineering excellence across development, automated testing, CI/CD, release readiness, and root-cause resolution.
• Champion modern engineering practices, including automation, developer productivity, observability, and responsible use of AI-assisted software development.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing software engineering teams through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and career development.
• Develop future technical and people leaders and strengthen leadership depth across the organization.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.

Cross-Functional & Customer Leadership

• Partner with Product Management, Systems Engineering, Quality, Process Engineering, and other teams to deliver integrated equipment solutions.
• Translate product, business, and customer needs into clear software priorities.
• Partner with customer-facing teams to resolve critical issues and incorporate field learning into product improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading software engineering teams in complex product or equipment environments.
• Strong software development background with experience in C++ and/or C#.
• Proven experience building, leading, and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and complex production software.
• Experience across the software development lifecycle, including architecture, development, testing, release, and sustaining engineering.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with semiconductor manufacturing equipment, industrial automation, robotics, machine control, or other complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience with real-time, multi-threaded, distributed, or machine-control software and leading globally distributed software engineering teams.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, DevOps, observability, and configuration management.
• Experience applying AI-assisted development and automation to improve engineering productivity and quality.

Apply today to be part of what's next.

We make the tech that enables the chips in devices which improve lives around the world. We do this with an eye to the future, pushing the boundaries of what's possible through cutting-edge innovation, and driving the next wave of technological breakthroughs that shape how we live, work, and connect.

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