Senior / Principal AI Engineer for Business Intelligence

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 123,240 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor manufacturing company is seeking a Sr./Principal AI Engineer to design and develop AI-native products. This hybrid position offers the chance to lead innovative AI systems for impactful business intelligence. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AI and software engineering, along with strong leadership skills. A competitive salary range of $123,240 to $180,000 is offered, depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software or machine learning engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software and/or machine learning engineering.
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role focused on scalable systems powered by AI.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of new AI-native products and platforms.
• Drive hands-on implementation of advanced AI systems.
• Lead validation sprints to build proof-of-concepts for AI products.

Skills

Generative AI & LLMs

MLOps & Cloud

Backend Engineering

Technical Leadership

Communication

Education

B.S. or higher in Computer Science

Tools

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP Vertex AI

AWS SageMaker

Azure ML

Job description

Overview of Role

As a Sr./Principal AI Engineer within TSMC's Artificial Intelligence for Business Intelligence Innovation (AI4BII) Center, you will join an exciting global team dedicated to generating crucial business intelligence insights that shape TSMC's strategic decisions and global operations. This role blends applied research with end-to-end product development, placing you at the forefront of leveraging advanced AI for a competitive edge. You will operate with the agility of an internal startup, building foundational systems from the ground up and tackling challenges across advanced analytics, multimodal AI agents, time-series forecasting, and reinforcement learning for manufacturing optimization. This is a role for a builder and a researcher who thrives on zero-to-one product journeys, rapid iteration, technical leadership, and delivering tangible business impact. The hybrid work schedule currently requires 4 days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Lead System Architecture: Own the end-to-end design and development of new AI-native products and platforms, from initial concept and data pipelines to scalable, production-grade services.
• Build with Frontier AI: Drive hands-on implementation of advanced AI systems using frontier LLM models, including the design of robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and multi-agent workflows.
• Prototype and Validate: Lead rapid validation sprints to build proof-of-concepts, create evaluation harnesses to measure accuracy, latency, and cost, and partner with product teams to harden prototypes for production release.
• Engineer for Scale: Architect and implement underlying MLOps infrastructure, including model serving, automated testing, and observability, to ensure AI services meet enterprise-grade SLAs.
• Drive Innovation: Research and validate novel AI use cases (e.g., threat-hunting copilots, developer productivity tools, automated workflow optimization) and build foundational frameworks to accelerate deployment.
• Collaborate and Mentor: Partner with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are technically sound and commercially impactful. Mentor junior engineers and foster experimentation, responsible AI, and first-principles thinking.
• Communicate Vision: Craft and deliver executive-level narratives, demos, and visualizations that clearly communicate technical strategy, roadmaps, trade-offs, and business impact.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: At least 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, machine learning engineering, or related fields in high-performance environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in professional software and/or machine learning engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role, focusing on architecting and building scalable systems powered by Generative AI or Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Technical Expertise:
  • Generative AI & LLMs: Deep hands-on expertise in the modern AI stack, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation, fine-tuning, agentic frameworks, prompt engineering, vector databases, and model evaluation techniques.
  • Backend & Systems Design: Strong fundamentals in backend engineering and distributed systems. Mastery of Python.
  • MLOps & Cloud: Experience with at least one major cloud AI platform (GCP Vertex AI, AWS SageMaker, Azure ML) and containerized workflows (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Leadership & Communication:
  • Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical blueprints and phased execution plans.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with experience conveying complex technical concepts to engineering teams and senior management.
• Education:
  • B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field. An M.S. or Ph.D. is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying AI into developer tooling (IDE plug-ins, CI/CD pipelines).
• Active contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or publications in top-tier academic conferences.
• Broad knowledge of mathematical modeling beyond ML, such as combinatorial optimization or operations research.

Company Description

TSMC is a trusted technology and capacity provider driven to be the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry, a technology leader with manufacturing excellence, and a driver of semiconductor manufacturing innovations enabling the future of technology. The company supports global customers and partners with leading process technologies and design enablement solutions to unleash innovation in the global semiconductor industry. With operations spanning Asia, Europe, and North America, TSMC values diversity, inclusion, and corporate responsibility. In North America, TSMC maintains a strong sales and service organization, accelerates R&D investment, and is expanding its manufacturing footprint to support customer innovation with 3D IC technologies and optimal capacity.

TSMC is committed to equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please notify us at [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Pay Transparency / Benefits

At TSMC, base pay is part of total compensation. This posting indicates a typical base salary range of 123,240 to 180,000 USD per year. The actual pay may vary based on skills, qualifications, experience, position level, and location. Total compensation includes market-competitive pay, allowances, bonuses, and benefits, with opportunities for development and growth.