IT Platform 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.

As a platform engineer, you will focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable features and services on the platform to support the productionization of applications that support the company’s R&D/Fab/Business/IT/Security functions to improve the productivity and work quality.

Job Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities Include

• Automation and Scripting
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for configuration, monitoring, and management using tools such as Ansible and Python.
• Transform repeatable tasks into automation tools to streamline operations and maximize efficiency.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate resource provisioning and CI/CD workflows.
• Application Development
• Develop scalable cloud-native microservice architectures for IT applications.
• Develop state-of-the-art applications and refactor existing ones to improve performance and maintainability.
• Apply software design principles, such as 12-factor app, to ensure sustainability and quality.
• Write and implement tests (unit/feature/integration) to guarantee software integrity.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Implement monitoring solutions to proactively identify and resolve network and application issues.
• Conduct root cause analyses and apply corrective actions to troubleshoot technical challenges, including Linux-related systems and logs (e.g., Go code/log analysis).
• Lead evaluation and adoption of new IT technologies for continuous improvement.
• (Optional) Network Design and Management
• Operate and manage network infrastructure, including LAN, WLAN, Firewall, and Proxy.
• Design, implement, and manage scalable network architecture aligned with business goals and industry best practices.

Additional Information For The Job

Job Location: Hsinchu Site, Taichung Site, Tainan Site, Taipei Office (Experienced Only)

On-call needs: On-call 1 week every 3 months

The Complete Interview Process Includes

• Manager interview
• Hackerrank test
• On-site personality and English test (which could be replaced if you have script of an official English test)
• HR interview
• Second manager interview (Optional assessment)
• Technical review (Optional assessment)

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related fields (Information Engineering, Information Management, Software Engineering).
• 5 years of working experience in platform engineering or related fields.
• Expertise in CI/CD workflows and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with monitoring tools and practices (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Practical knowledge of security compliance strategies and vulnerability management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with databases like MongoDB, MariaDB, Cassandra, and MinIO (S3).
• Knowledge of cloud-native deployment practices, specifically containers and container orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools like GitLab, Jira, Harbor, and Nexus.
• Proven ability to design solutions independently based on high-level product architecture.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and a critical thinker with high technical aptitude. 2. Collaborative and a strong team player 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.