Principal Software Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.  Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

The Cadence Advantage

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
• Cadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
• The unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success
• Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests
• You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.

Job Summary

Cadence Design Systems is looking for a highly motivated Principal Software Engineer to join a core team working on Cadence Palladium/Protium product line. The engineer will have the opportunity to develop cutting edge software, spanning logic optimization, compiler and graph algorithms.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and development of start-of-the-art software programs.
• Evaluating complex problems, considering relative value of several alternative solutions, and offer recommendations for a solution of choice for implementation. In addition to functional needs, ensure that the implementation builds-in design for scalability, software performance, stability, and debuggability.
• Produce clear design and functional specifications as required, communicate complex ideas, and play a lead, mentor and reviewer role – as required, for less-experienced team members and colleagues.
• Be able to work independently and efficiently, engaging with technical leaders and cross-functional team as needed.
• Writing code to specifications - analyzing software design specifications, determining architecture, programming, and integrating activities based on requirements and knowledge of overall product architecture.
• Continuously scale solutions (runtime, memory, capacity) to take care of next-generation larger designs.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Experience and Technical Skills required

• Excellent knowledge of C/C++ (C++11 and C++14 knowledge is added advantage).
• 8-12 years of experience on design and development of complex software projects.
• Strong background on Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns.
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills.
• Willingness to explore new technology areas, formulate problem statements and independently work on solutions.
• Familiarity with Emulation and Prototyping is a plus. Knowledge and experience with EDA flows and applications would be a significant plus.

Behavioral skills required

• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Capable of generating and delivering project/technical presentations and reviews.
• Ability to establish a collaborative working relationship with peers and management.
• Comfortable expressing opinions, defending ideas, and actively engaging in discussions on technical issues.
• Work effectively across functions and geographies.

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