Engineer II-Software Development

FHLB Des Moines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking an Engineer II – Software Development in Houston, TX to enhance and maintain a custom in‑house test automation framework used by internal teams to validate Microchip storage products in a fast‑paced, fully automated test environment.

The role also involves maintaining infrastructure servers and network hardware, contributing to AI/ML tooling, and integrating observability into the QA infrastructure to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• 2.5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 4+ years of software development experience in web languages (HTML, CSS, JSON, jQuery, SQL, PHP, Java, TypeScript, NodeJS, Docker).
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs with Swagger/OpenAPI.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop test automation frameworks and tools.
• Maintain relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) for automated testing.
• Collaborate with QA teams to improve the automated test environment.
• Maintain infrastructure servers and hardware for the QA environment.
• Implement observability via tracing, metrics, logs, and dashboards.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

PHP

Java

SQL

TypeScript

NodeJS

Docker

Swagger/OpenAPI

RESTful APIs

MySQL

PostgreSQL

SQLite

SvelteKit

Python

Kubernetes

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is recruiting an Engineer II – Software Development in Houston, Texas. The role focuses on enhancing and maintaining a custom, in‑house test automation framework used by internal teams to validate Microchip storage products in a fast‑paced, fully automated test environment. The Engineer will also maintain infrastructure servers and network hardware and contribute to AI/ML initiatives by integrating intelligent tooling and observability 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 automated testing capabilities.
• Collaborate with QA test teams to support and continuously improve the automated test environment.
• Maintain servers, hardware, and software components that provide infrastructure for the automated QA 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.
• Operate within a team to estimate and track tasks using Agile development methodologies.
• 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 and 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 and documenting them with Swagger/OpenAPI specifications.
• Experience with relational databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or SQLite.
• Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and 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 debugging skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity 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 ability to support AI integration within the QA organization.
• Experience with integrating web‑based cloud data and storage solutions (AWS, Azure).
• US Citizenship or Permanent US Residency.

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.