Sr. 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

As a senior member of the Custom IC Business Unit, you will be working to design and develop a complex, first-of-a-kind innovative software solution that help the top electronics design companies design their latest cutting-edge designs. The team you will be a part of is focused on providing automation to the analog design flow and applying ML techniques to improve productivity of the designers. As part of the team, you will be working on aspects of machine learning, design exploration, floorplanning, placement, routing, simulation to build a tool to put them all together into a flow that allows semiconductor companies to cut their design cycle time considerably. You will be working with customers to understand their key challenges, and working out how this solution will help them address it in achieving their design goals.

This an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly work environment, where we are vested in each other’s success, and are passionate about technology and innovation.

Job Responsibilities :

• Work with domain experts to develop a large-scale, distributed software solution that leverages ML to provide an end-to-end analog design flow
• Ideate to design and create solutions in this space.
• Create methodologies to deploy, maintain and enhance these solutions.
• Drive methodology and solution-oriented discussions with key stake holders
• Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies in AI, software development, and system architecture.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech/PhD in CS/Electronics

Experience and Technical Skills required

• 10+ years of software engineering experience on large-scale production systems
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated software systems.
• Strong proficiency in C++. Knowledge of SKILL/Lisp is a plus
• Knowledge of/experience in EDA, especially in the domain of analog design, will be an additional bonus
• Must have excellent software design, implementation and debugging skills

Behavioral skills required

• Must possess strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to establish a close working relationship with both customer peers and management
• Explore what’s possible to get the job done, including creative use of unconventional solutions
• Work effectively across functions and geographies
• Push to raise the bar while always operating with integrity

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