IT Data Engineer

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers’ products. As of 2024, TSMC serves more than 500 customers and manufactures over 11,000 products for high-performance computing, smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and digital consumer electronics. It is the world’s largest provider of logic ICs, with an annual capacity of over 17 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2025. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and the Company began construction on a specialty technology fab in Dresden, Germany, in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.

Are you a creative IT professional with strong technical aptitude who embraces changes and is passionate about data and information? We invite you to join our highly innovative data engineering team which is constantly designing, developing, and delivering high quality solutions for our customers. As a data engineer, you will have opportunities to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment to collaborate with business functions to design solutions. You will translate business requirements into technical needs, connect and automate data pipelines, and deliver data architecture and data governance solutions.

Job Responsibilities

1. Perform IT system architecture design, new technology research, and provide recommendation.

2. Design and implement optimal data pipeline architecture (considered high data volume, data governance, etc.).

3. Work with PRODUCT/BIZ teams to assist with new data platform re-engineering or data-related technical issues.

4. Operate high availability NoSQL DBs (e.g., Cassandra, S3/MinIO, MariaDB) on K8s environments.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

1. Hold a B.S. degree and above in Computer Science or related fields (Information Engineering, Information Management, Data engineering, Applied Mathematics).

2. Experience Hadoop ecosystem and SQL NoSQL databases.

3. Develop Big Data Solutions and data pipelines for batch and streaming applications.

4. Know object stores for image and semi/unstructured data.

5. Manage metadata, assure data quality, secure and govern data, and evaluate and enable new data technology.

6. Possess strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.

7. Self-motivate with the ability to work under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience MongoDB, MariaDB, Cassandra, and MinIO(S3). 

2. Orchestrate data among various data sources, and parallel process data. 

3. Design solutions independently based on high-level architecture. 

4. Deploy cloud native practices, specifically, containers and container orchestration platforms.

Personal Attributes:

1. Self-motivate, orient details, think critically, and possess high technical aptitude. 

2. Collaborate and play well in a team embracing cross-functional communication.

TSMC Core Values

At TSMC, we invite talented individuals who share our vision and values to contribute to our continued success. Our core values are the foundation of our culture, guiding every decision and action. We seek applicants who deeply resonate with these principles and embody them in their work: 

• Integrity: Tell the truth. We do not brag. We do not make commitments lightly. Once we make a commitment, we devote ourselves completely to meeting that commitment.
• Commitment: Employees are dedicated to the company, view the company’s success as their own and work diligently to make their best contributions. As commitment is mutual, the Company strives to serve the best interests of its employees. 
• Innovation: Innovation is the wellspring of the Company's growth. It means more than new ideas; it means putting ideas into practice. 
• Customer Trust: We strive to build deep and enduring relationships with our customers, who trust and rely on us to be part of their success over the long term.

 (For more details on TSMC’s Core Values, please visit：https://www.tsmc.com/english/aboutTSMC/values)Fostering a global inclusive workplace reflects TSMC’s core values and business philosophy and is essential for our future success. Our commitment to global inclusive workplace allows us to create an environment where every employee, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, can bring their unique perspective and experiences to work, enabling us to drive profitability, increase productivity, and unleash innovation. We strive to create a workplace that is equitable and accessible to all employees. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission and provide excellent service to our global customers.