Engineer I-Software Development

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has an opening for an Engineer I - 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 components to support the internal QA test teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop frameworks and tools using PHP, JAVA, Python and bash/shell scripting.
• Design, develop and maintain MySQL databases to enhance the capabilities of automated testing teams.
• Work as part of a team to develop, execute, maintain, and document the 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.
• Work within a team to track and provide estimates for tasks by utilizing and following the Agile development methodology.
• Drive innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities for Microchip's quality assurance organization.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• US Citizenship/Permanent US Residency Required.
• 2+ years of proven software development and programming experience in web development languages (HTML, CSS, JSON, JQUERY, SQL, PHP, JAVA and Python).
• Good understanding of object-oriented design and programming best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microchip's L1 Automation test framework.
• Familiar with NFS and SVN configuration and administration.
• Experience with machine learning concepts and implementation.
• Experience with integrating web-based cloud data and storage solutions.
• Experience installing and maintaining Linux operating systems.
• Strong design, analysis, and debug skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Climbing, Crouching, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Pushing, Seeing, Stooping, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

Standing 10%, Walking 10%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5pm

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.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the EEO is the Law Poster and the EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Please also refer to the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.