Lead Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems
Burlington
Full timeUSD 101,500 - 188,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Creativity","Problem-solving","Debugging"]

Join the Cadence Palladium Platform team to help develop the world’s fastest emulator compiler by tackling large-scale compile problems such as logic optimization, distributed database techniques, and precompiler technologies. You’ll apply strong algorithms and data-structure skills with C/C++ to build performant software components, debug effectively with tools like gdb, and work within Linux/Unix and hardware-description-language ecosystems.

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Cadence Design Systems
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Lead Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Join the Cadence Palladium Platform team to help develop the world’s fastest emulator compiler by tackling large-scale compile problems such as logic optimization, distributed database techniques, and precompiler technologies. You’ll apply strong algorithms and data-structure skills with C/C++ to build performant software components, debug effectively with tools like gdb, and work within Linux/Unix and hardware-description-language ecosystems.
Location: Burlington
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and contribute to emulator compiler development for the Cadence Palladium Platform.
  • •Apply software data structures and algorithms to solve large-scale compile problems such as logic optimization.
  • •Leverage multi-threading and distributed computing concepts to improve compile performance.
  • •Work with technologies involving distributed databases and precompiler approaches.
  • •Collaborate across software and hardware-related areas, including exposure to electronic design platforms.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 101,500 - 188,500 annually
Perks:Paid LeavePaid Holidays401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionEquity

Key Requirements

  • •MS in engineering/computer science (2 years experience) or a PhD in engineering/computer science or related field.
  • •Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and databases.
  • •Demonstrated proficiency in C++ (plus general software development skills).
  • •Debugging and development using gdb debugging and software engineering practices.
  • •Familiarity with Linux/Unix development and exposure to build and version-control systems.
Experience:2+ yearsElectronic designEmulationCompiler development
Education:Master's
Skills:CreativityProblem-solvingDebugging
Tech Stack:CC++GdbLinuxUnixVerilogSystemVerilogVHDLDistributed computingMulti-threadingDatabasesVersion control

Company Brief

Cadence Design Systems
Provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, IP, and services for semiconductor and systems companies to design, verify, and implement integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and electronic systems across industries including communications, automotive, and consumer electronics.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1988
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