Staff Engineer, Workbench Platform

Samsung Semiconductor

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$163,000–$253,000 / yr
Posted
60 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $208k
$150k most similar roles pay here $264k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $175,076–$225,912 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor is the global semiconductor business unit of Samsung Electronics, designing and manufacturing memory chips, logic semiconductors, and foundry solutions for a broad range of applications.

Samsung Semiconductor currently has 49 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer, Workbench Platform

Staff Engineer, Workbench Platform joins the AGI Computing Lab to address complex system-level challenges for AI/ML workloads by developing scalable platforms that balance hardware and software performance. The role involves building large-scale web-based visual analytics tools, setting technical direction for an IDE platform including extension models and API surfaces, and managing a Python compute service with FastAPI endpoints and TypeScript client codegen. Key responsibilities include integrating LSP clients, managing CI/CD for polyglot monorepos, and implementing per-user container isolation via Kubernetes scaffolding. The required technical stack includes production TypeScript, Node.js, and Python with Pydantic. Candidates must possess expertise in VS Code extension development, pnpm workspaces, Vite, and Helm. This role focuses on solving computational and memory requirements for AI/ML workloads while optimizing energy consumption through advanced computing abstractions and innovative infrastructure design.

What does a Engineer earn in California?

Median $208000 from 94 postings across 22 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain large-scale web-based visual analytics tools for AI/ML workloads.
  • Set technical direction for the IDE platform, including extension models and API surface design.
  • Manage the Python compute service, including FastAPI endpoints and TypeScript client codegen.
  • Integrate the LSP client with the compiler team's language server.
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines for a polyglot monorepo containing native binaries and web artifacts.
  • Implement per-user container isolation using Kubernetes scaffolding within the IDE framework.
  • Monitor and adopt the latest advancements in web IDE development and service operations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years, Master’s with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of industry experience.
  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Production experience with TypeScript and Node.js for IDE frameworks and extension models.
  • Extensive experience in VS Code extension development, including the extension API, webview model, and LSP client.
  • Strong Python backend skills using FastAPI, Pydantic, and async subprocess at production depth.
  • Expertise in monorepo build systems including pnpm workspaces, Vite, and CI pipelines.
  • Proficiency with Helm and Kubernetes for deployment configuration, session isolation, and resource policies.

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