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Principal Engineer - Software

Microchip Technology Inc.
Chandler, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description

Design & architect complex websites using AEM 6.2 and design web pages using HTML, SASS,

LESS, CSS, HTML5 and JavaScript (React Native, JQuery, Bootstrap, etc)

Guide the team in designing complex modules and help team in coming up with the best and optimized solution to a given problem

Negotiate and manage difficult or ambiguous situations and adapt and work effectively with a

variety of situations, individuals, and technologies

Align and collaborate with architects, other team leads, and IT leadership to develop technical

architectural runways supporting upcoming features and capabilities

Experience with decoupled architectures, setting up dedicated environments (development, QA, etc.)

and integrating with a CI/CD

Identify and resolve technical and process impediments preventing delivery teams from meeting

delivery commitments

Partner with other IT teams and members during integration activities to facilitate successful

implementations

Strong analytical, problem solving & conceptual skills, and a flexible attitude in shifting environments

Be a great team player, with the ability to collaborate closely and positively with product owners,

developers, copywriters and UX designers

Continually keep yourself and your fellow developers updated with the latest changes in interactive developer standards and methods

Experience in Agile environment and Git will help hit the ground running

Requirements/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or any related

8 years of experience in design and development of complex websites using

AEM 6.2 and technologies such as Java, HTML/DHTML, XML, JavaScript, and web services

Knowledge of AEM Component Development and CQ building blocks (templates, components,

dialogs, widgets)

Experienced with Adobe CQ/AEM APIs and functionality

Proven experience in software development methodologies

Proven experience building complex web systems

Good communication, organizational, and leadership skills

Strong analytical & problem solving skills

Align and collaborate with architects, other team leads, and IT leadership to develop technical

architectural runways supporting upcoming features and capabilities

Build tools: Azure/Jenkins/Maven

Experience in Agile environment will help hit the ground running

Prior experience in java development is a plus

Ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting stringent deadlines

Diagnose and troubleshoot issues and other defects in front-end and back end.(AEM JavaScript)

Good to have JCR, Apache Sling, Apache Felix, OSGi, REST in terms of AEM

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

sitting 90%

Pay Range

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $75,000 - $232,000.*

  • Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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 Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary : $75,000 - $232,000

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