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Job Description:
Microchip Technology Inc. has an opening for an Engineer II–Software Development position in Houston, Texas. In this role, the candidate will work as a full stack developer to enhance and maintain a custom, in-house test automation framework used by internal teams for validating Microchip storage products in a fast-paced, non-stop, automated test environment. The candidate will also assist in maintaining existing infrastructure servers and network hardware and will contribute to the team’s growing AI/ML initiatives by integrating intelligent tooling and observability capabilities into the test infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
Design and develop frameworks and tools using PHP, Java, SQL, SvelteKit, TypeScript, and bash/shell scripting
Design, develop, and maintain relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) to enhance the capabilities of automated testing teams
Work as part of a team to develop, execute, maintain, and document test infrastructure solutions and processes
Work with multiple internal QA test teams to support and provide continuous improvement of the automated test environment
Maintain servers and other hardware and software components that provide the infrastructure used by the automated QA test environment
Implement and maintain observability solutions including distributed tracing, metrics collection, log aggregation, and dashboards to improve system visibility and reliability
Support AI/ML integration efforts by contributing to tooling, pipelines, and infrastructure that enable intelligent automation within the QA organization
Work within a team to track and provide estimates for tasks by utilizing and following the Agile development methodology
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs following Swagger/OpenAPI specifications to support test automation and infrastructure tooling
Drive innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities for Microchip’s quality assurance organization
Requirements/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering plus 2.5 years of relevant industry experience
4+ years of proven software development and programming experience in web development languages (HTML, CSS, JSON, jQuery, SQL, PHP, Java, TypeScript, NodeJS, and Docker)
Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs, including documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI specifications
Experience with relational databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or SQLite
Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and the ability to create intuitive, user-friendly interfaces for internal tooling and dashboards
Experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS and/or Azure, including core services such as compute, storage, and networking
Good understanding of object-oriented design and programming best practices
Experience installing and maintaining Linux operating systems
Strong design, analysis, and debug skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiar with NFS and Git configuration and administration
Experience with Atlassian tools: Jira for project tracking and Bitbucket for source control and code review workflows
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins, for build automation and test orchestration
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools: OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, and Sentry
Knowledge of Kubernetes for container orchestration and workload management
Experience with log aggregation and visualization (ELK/EFK stack or equivalent)
Experience with Python for scripting and automation tooling
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and the ability to support AI integration within the QA organization
Experience with integrating web-based cloud data and storage solutions (AWS, Azure)
US Citizenship/Permanent US Residency
Travel Time:
0% - 25%
Physical Attributes:
Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others
Physical Requirements:
10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM
Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
