TSMC

Principal Software Engineering (AI Infrastructure) - North America Software Center

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26 days ago
Vancouver, WA, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$137k - $199k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define the architecture and long-term technical strategy for TSMC’s enterprise AI platform, AI gateway, inference platform, GPU infrastructure, governance, and observability.
  • Build scalable infrastructure for LLM serving, GPU scheduling, model routing, model lifecycle management, RAG, vector databases, and AI orchestration.
  • Lead architecture for highly available, multi-region AI services with disaster recovery, service mesh, distributed caching, event-driven architecture, and global load balancing.
  • Drive platform engineering practices for Kubernetes, platform-as-a-service, and AI deployment automation.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams in North America and Taiwan to support secure, scalable AI services across global regions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in computer science or a related field.
  • At least 7 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 3 years leading architecture for distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience designing enterprise AI platforms.
  • At least 1 year 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 experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, service mesh, and at least one of 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 and the ability to collaborate with global cross-functional teams.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States is required.

Benefits

  • Starting salary is typically $137,300 to $183,650 per year, with the full salary range extending to $199,100 depending on qualifications and position factors.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Employees receive 12 holidays annually, paid time off, profit sharing and incentive bonuses, and tuition assistance.
  • Onsite amenities include a fitness center, game room, physical therapist, and subsidized café.
  • The position is onsite in Vancouver, Washington, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with additional hours potentially required for project demands.
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About TSMC

10,000+ employees

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).

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