IT Software 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.

Building world-class cloud native infrastructure and ramping to high-volume production is key to enabling TSMC to scale worldwide. We are looking for a highly motivated engineer to join our global systems development team to support TSMC fabrication worldwide. The ideal candidate is highly technical with multi-discipline engineering skillset, that can push the limits of complex system design at large scale.

Job Responsibilities

1. Develop state-of-the-art applications.

2. Continue to refactor existing applications.

3. Write and pass various kinds of tests (unit/feature/integration) to ensure software quality.

4. Apply software design principles, such as 12-factor app, to ensure software quality.

5. Ensure sustainability and performance of applications by working with SRE to define SLI/SLO and providing metrics for monitoring/alerting.

6. Collaborate with peers in design, pair programming and code reviews.

7. Willing to learn new IT technology.

Job Qualifications

1. Hold a BS degree or above in Computer Science, Information Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.

2. Possess professional experience in TypeScript/JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, F#, C#, Python, Rust, or other relevant programming languages.

3. Demonstrate strong proficiency in algorithms and data structures.

4. Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with proactive problem-solving capabilities.

5. Show experience in managing container-based workloads using Kubernetes or other orchestration software (highly preferred).

6. Understand Functional Programming, Object-Oriented Programming, or other programming paradigms (highly preferred).

7. Bring AI-related experience or knowledge (highly preferred).

8. Utilize source code version control tools or services, such as Git, GitLab, GitHub, etc.

Personal Attributes: Show high self-motivation, critical thinking skills, and a strong team-player mindset.

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.