About Samsung Austin Semiconductor
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Position Summary
The Platform Engineer will support and improve critical DevOps, AI, GPU, and Kubernetes infrastructure used across Samsung Austin Semiconductor. This role will help maintain the reliability, scalability, and usability of internally hosted platforms, including CI/CD services, AI/LLM services, GPU compute infrastructure, and Kubernetes-based application hosting.This role supports an air gapped in-house platform environment, so the engineer should be comfortable working beyond managed cloud services and troubleshooting across application, container, Linux, and infrastructure layers.
The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, monitoring, automation, containerized applications, and maintaining a large platform. This person should be comfortable troubleshooting complex systems, writing scripts and tools, supporting developers, responding to incidents, and working with cross-functional teams.
Role and Responsibilities
Here’s What You’ll Be Responsible For:
Maintain and improve Kubernetes infrastructure used by internal DevOps platforms.
Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and playbooks using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Loki
Respond to incidents, perform root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and improve platform reliability.
Own and support CI/CD platform operations, including build/deploy pipelines, automation, release workflows, and developer support
Operate and improve GPU Platform, including model-serving infrastructure, API reliability, usage monitoring, resource management and platform troubleshooting.
Work directly with factory engineers, citizen developers, HQ/Taylor counterparts, and internal platform users to support adoption, resolve issues, and improve platform capabilities.
Skills and Qualifications
Here's what you'll need:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field.
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker/containerized applications, Linux systems, and cloud-native infrastructure.
Strong programming and scripting skills, preferably in Python, Bash, SQL, and/or .NET.
Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps workflows such as Git, Jenkins, Ansible, GitLab or similar platforms.
Experience supporting production systems, including troubleshooting, monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
Preferred qualifications include experience with AI/LLM infrastructure, Kubernetes, observability tools such as Prometheus/Grafana/Loki, and working with cross-functional or global engineering teams.
The current base salary range for this role is between $76,000 - $145,000. Individual base pay rates will depend on factors including duties, work location, education, skills, qualifications and experience. Total compensation for this position will include a competitive benefits package and may include participation in company incentive compensation programs, which are based on factors to include organizational and individual performance.
Total Rewards
At Samsung Austin Semiconductor, base pay is just one part of our total compensation package. The base compensation for this role will depend on education, experience, skills, and location.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance and 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
Onsite café(s) and workout facilities
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Paid time off (PTO) + 2 personal holidays and 10 regular holidays
Wellness incentives and MORE
Eligible full-time employees (salaried or hourly) may also receive MBO bonuses based on company, division, and individual performance.
All positions at Samsung Austin Semiconductor are full-time on-site.
U.S. Export Control Compliance
This role may require access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Applicants must be authorized to access such information or eligible for government authorization.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM field
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Docker/containerized applications
- Strong Linux systems experience
- Programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, SQL, and/or .NET)
- Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps workflows (Git, Jenkins, Ansible, GitLab or similar)
- Experience supporting production systems: troubleshooting, monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis
- Comfortable operating in air-gapped in-house environments (beyond managed cloud services)
- Operate and improve GPU platform and model-serving infrastructure
- Experience with AI/LLM infrastructure
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki
- Experience working with cross-functional or global engineering teams
- Ability to work full-time on-site
Samsung Electronics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Samsung Electronics and has not been reviewed or approved by Samsung Electronics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of up to 14 weeks is offered in U.S. entities, alongside family‑building support, caregiver resources, and adoption assistance. Semiconductor sites note fully paid parental leave for eligible employees and targeted programs for pregnancy and infant care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO equivalent to about 20 days per year for full‑time U.S. employees, increasing with tenure, is paired with company holidays. Some entities also promote flexible time initiatives and paid volunteer time.
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Retirement Support — Semiconductor units publicly detail a 401(k) match with immediate vesting, and other U.S. entities highlight strong retirement support. Additional financial programs such as student‑loan repayment and charitable‑gift matching bolster long‑term savings.
Samsung Electronics Insights
What We Do
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