Principal MariaDB & Cloud Database Lead

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 166,800 - 241,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

TSMC Washington, LLC is seeking a Principal Technical Lead, Software Engineering (MariaDB) for the North America Software Center in Vancouver, WA. You will lead efforts to optimize MariaDB performance, reliability, and scalability across global cloud deployments.

This role requires 8+ years in database operations, Java/Python/Go/Rust, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and at least 3 years in leadership. Collaboration with cross-functional teams will drive architectural refinements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in database operations and optimization with MariaDB technologies.
• Proven track record of improving performance and scalability in complex database environments.
• Extensive experience in software development using Java, Python, Go, Rust, or other relevant languages.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with a focus on database and data processing workloads.
• Strong technical leadership skills with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Hands-on expertise with version control tools like Git, GitLab, or GitHub.
• Exceptional communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in optimizing MariaDB for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Analyze and resolve operational challenges, ensuring continuous improvement for mission-critical systems.
• Guide teams in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly performant and optimized data pipelines.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and Data Architects to improve system infrastructure through monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting MariaDB systems.
• Define and implement best practices for managing data systems, including backup, recovery, and high availability strategies.
• Lead cross-team discussions on operations, scalability, and architectural refinements for database and data warehouse systems.
• Contribute to the lifecycle of systems from conceptual design through implementation, deployment, and optimization.
• Mentor team members to ensure deep understanding of database and Lakehouse optimization techniques.
• Drive innovation and best practices in cloud-based data processing workloads.

Skills

Cloud computing

Database optimization

Leadership

Software development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MariaDB

Java

Python

Go

Rust

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

TSMC Washington, LLC is seeking a Principal Technical Lead, Software Engineering (MariaDB) for the North America Software Center in Vancouver, WA. You will lead efforts to optimize MariaDB performance, reliability, and scalability across global cloud deployments.

This role requires 8+ years in database operations, Java/Python/Go/Rust, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and at least 3 years in leadership. Collaboration with cross-functional teams will drive architectural refinements and