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# Engineer II-Software Development

- **Company:** Microchip Technology
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, JIRA, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Database, Code Review, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Linux, Web Development, Monitoring of Systems, Networking Hardware, JSON, JQuery, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, MySQL, Node.Js, Object-Oriented Software Development, Prometheus, Swagger, Software Engineering, SQLite, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Openapi, Scripting, Grafana, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Sentry, Bitbucket, Machine Learning Operations, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87163038/1

## About the Role

* 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, * 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

## 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., * 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


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