Principal Technical Lead, Software Engineering (AI Infrastructure) - North America Software Center
TSMC11 hours ago
Washington, DC, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$167k - $242k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the architecture, technical strategy, and long-term direction for TSMC’s enterprise AI platform, AI gateway, inference platform, GPU infrastructure, governance, and observability.
- Design scalable AI infrastructure supporting LLM serving, GPU scheduling, model routing, model lifecycle management, RAG infrastructure, vector databases, and AI orchestration.
- Lead distributed-systems architecture for highly available AI services, multi-region deployment, disaster recovery, service mesh, distributed caching, event-driven architecture, and global load balancing.
- Drive AI platform engineering practices involving Kubernetes, Platform-as-a-Service, and AI deployment automation.
- Lead architecture reviews, influence technical decisions across North America and Taiwan, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering leaders on roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 12+ years of software engineering experience.
- 5+ years leading architecture for distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience designing enterprise AI platforms.
- 3+ years of experience as a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Distinguished Engineer, or Technical Lead.
- Strong experience with LLM inference, enterprise AI gateways, AI serving infrastructure, GPU scheduling, multi-model AI architecture, and model lifecycle management.
- Experience with NVIDIA GPU ecosystem, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, Ray, Kubeflow, and MLflow.
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, service mesh, and AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong programming skills in one or more of Go, Python, or Java, plus experience with REST APIs, microservices, and SDKs.
- Strong technical communication skills for collaboration with global cross-functional teams.
- Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
Benefits
- Starting base salary is typically $166,800 to $223,050 per year, with a full salary range of $166,800 to $241,800 depending on qualifications and position factors.
- Total compensation may include profit sharing, incentive bonuses, and tuition assistance.
- Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Employees receive 12 holidays annually and accrue paid time off.
- Onsite amenities include a fitness center, game room, physical therapist, and subsidized café.
- The position is based on-site in Vancouver, Washington, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; additional hours may be required for project demands.
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About TSMC
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) is a pure-play semiconductor foundry that manufactures integrated circuits for fabless and systems companies on a contract basis. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, it is the world’s largest chip foundry, with advanced process nodes and fabs in Taiwan and new facilities in Arizona and Japan. Its shares trade on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (2330) with ADRs on the NYSE (TSM).