Software Engineer

Cadence•San Jose, CA

12d•$153,493 - $253,500•Hybrid

About The Position

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

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
Minimum two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
Utilize parallel schemes and distributed system computing resources to develop large-scale software system for emulation
Utilize Verilog, System Verilog and VHDL to develop testcases
Write testing scripts in Perl, Shell, and Python
Utilize Tcl C interface to develop software and write testing scripts using Tcl/Tk.
Utilize C++ programming language to implement object-oriented design and C++ standard template library (STL) for development
Utilize POSIX and POSIX C application programming interface (API) for development
Utilize C++ programming language to build high performance software to handle large amounts of data with advanced algorithms and data structures
Utilize standard debugger like GNU Debugger gdb, Distributed Debugging Tool (DDT) or Data Display Debugger (DDD) to debug large-scale software system for the software defect analysis

Responsibilities

Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs for multinational computational software companies.
Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
Develop high performance software for Emulation Systems capable of emulating chip designs with billions of gates.
Build high performance waveform generation solutions for large scale designs, handling massive volumes of computation data produced by the FullVision engine.
Design and implement new waveform formats to improve performance and debugging capabilities for next generation Emulation Systems.
Enhance debug features including waveform generation in both the Verisium Waveform Database (VWDB) and the Fast Signal Database (FSDB).
Improve the overall waveform generation flow to enhance quality, usability, and performance.
Accelerate the dsnGen utility, which generates static design hierarchy information for waveform creation.
Improve low power debug usability within Emulation Systems.
Enable unified VWDB generation in the Modular Compilation (MC) flow to support Unified Power Format (UPF) probing.
Develop Compiled Streaming Probe (CSP) technology for fast waveform generation in Emulation Systems.