Engineer I-Software Development

Microchip • Houston, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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 C++ software developer in the L1 Quality Assurance (QA) team to enhance and maintain a custom framework for validating storage solutions in a fast paced, non-stop, automated test environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• 2+ years of proven programming experience using C++ and Bash Shell scripting
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and programming best practices
• Strong analysis and debug skills
• Experience working in multi-threaded environments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with Linux operating systems

Nice To Haves

• Able to apply memory management techniques in low-memory environments
• Familiarity with server storage technologies and concepts (RAID, SCSI, etc.)
• In addition to strong C++ coding experience, experience with Java, Python, and/or Perl is a plus

Responsibilities

• Help design, develop, and maintain an ever-expanding automation QA framework and suite of test cases and tools that use system-level and custom IOCTL calls to validate a complete data center storage solution
• Understand product implementation and expected product behaviors by reading specifications and source code
• Develop automated tests for validating new solutions and feature sets
• Improve the efficiency and capabilities of the QA automated test framework
• Work with QA and Development teams to debug and triage both test case and product failures
• Maintain servers and other hardware/software components used for continuous automated testing
• Work with QA and Development teams to track and provide estimates for tasks by utilizing and following the Agile methodology

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level