Principal 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.

Job Responsibilities

Role:

You will work in a team to create new, cloud-native services and capabilities to meet TSMC's growing business needs. Your team will play a prominent role of developing systems by using modern system and Web technologies. As a developer in our team, you will be working on the design and development of services from the ground up. 

Responsibility:

 

1. Design flexible and scalable solutions, and work on some of the most complex challenges in large-scale system.

2. Design and implement features with a strong mindset towards performance.

3. Preparation of technical requirements and software design specifications.

4. Write clean, well-tested, performance code that works and ships often to production.

Job Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science related fields, or equivalent work experience.

2. Minimum 7 year of experience of software development.

3. Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, networking, distributed systems, etc.)

4. Experience and expertise in system and software design.

5. Proficient in software development with at least one modern language including but not limited to: Python, Golang, C, C++

6. Solid experience with Linux.

7. Experience with cross-team, cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experienced in building RESTful web services.

2. Experienced in architecting and designing large-scale distributed system.

3. Experienced with microservice architecture.

4. Experienced in running applications on Kubernetes in Production.

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.