Sr. Principal software Engineer

The role involves R&D support for application and product engineers, focusing on problem analysis, debugging, fixing, and developing new features to enhance synthesis results in timing, area, and power. This position offers an intellectually stimulating and challenging problem domain with a significant research element, encouraging innovative solutions. Cadence is a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips, recognized for its empowering culture and dedication to solving tough technical challenges.

Must Have

• Develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance Modus DFT software.
• Develop software tools in C/C++ to support DFT and ATPG.
• Research and develop software solutions for efficiency in architecture, hardware, and software teams.
• Expertise in C++, data-structures, and algorithms in a Unix multi-threaded environment.
• Experience with language compilers.
• Prior experience with large software development projects.

Job Responsibilities:

The role’s day to day responsibilities cover:

R&D support of application and product engineers for customer problems and requests. This consists of problem analysis, debugging and fixing, or the development of new features and enhancements to improve synthesis results with respect to timing, area and power.

This job will suit applicants looking to continue their software engineering career in an intellectually stimulating and challenging problem domain. There is a significant research element to the work that Cadence does that is truly innovative; we don’t know what the answers are when we start out!

Mentoring and support will be provided to the successful candidate to both enable contribution to the large EDA problem domain and to develop their programming skills into professional software engineering skills.

Job Qualifications:

BE/BTech/ME/MTech- Computer Science or others

Required Skills

• Develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance Modus DFT software that is easy to use.
• Develop software tools in C/C++ to support DFT and ATPG.
• Research and develop software solutions to allow greater efficiency in architecture, hardware, and software teams.
• Development environment is C++ on Unix in multi-threaded environment with expertise in C++, data-structure and algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of Tcl is preferred
• Experience in language compiler
• Prior experience with large software development projects is highly recommended.

About Us

Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence.

Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.