Software Engineering Director

Cadence Design Systems•San Jose, CA

4d•$178,500 - $331,500•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for end-to-end product validation to ensure the solution works reliably in real customer environments. This role operates downstream of Software Testing and Evaluation, focusing on validating full product behavior, interfaces, configurations, and release readiness.

Requirements

End-to-end product validation
Operates downstream of Software Testing and Evaluation
Validating full product behavior, interfaces, configurations, and release readiness
Validate all product features against specifications for each release candidate
Own regression coverage and identify behavioral drift across releases
Reproduce, triage, and track customer-reported issues through resolution
Test across all user interfaces: TUI, VS Code extension, web UI, and future surfaces
Validate workflows, interactions, and usability across platforms (OS, IDEs, terminals)
Validate across deployment environments: AWS, GCP, and on-prem
Ensure functional parity across model providers (e.g., Claude, GPT, Gemini)
Test authentication, licensing, and network/proxy configurations
Maintain a documented support and validation matrix
Build and maintain replicas of key customer environments
Run parallel validation across multiple customer profiles
Keep environments aligned with evolving customer setups
Define and enforce QA pass/fail criteria for releases
Own validation plans, test checklists, and QA sign-off
Block releases when quality standards are not met
Work with Software Testing and Evaluation as downstream validation owner
Route defects to the appropriate teams (Engineering, Testing, Evaluation)
Feed real-world data back into evaluation frameworks
Maintain validation environments, test harnesses, and automation frameworks
Drive automation where cost-effective while preserving critical manual coverage
Ensure validation processes are documented and reproducible

Responsibilities

Validate all product features against specifications for each release candidate
Own regression coverage and identify behavioral drift across releases
Reproduce, triage, and track customer-reported issues through resolution
Test across all user interfaces: TUI, VS Code extension, web UI, and future surfaces
Validate workflows, interactions, and usability across platforms (OS, IDEs, terminals)
Validate across deployment environments: AWS, GCP, and on-prem
Ensure functional parity across model providers (e.g., Claude, GPT, Gemini)
Test authentication, licensing, and network/proxy configurations
Maintain a documented support and validation matrix
Build and maintain replicas of key customer environments
Run parallel validation across multiple customer profiles
Keep environments aligned with evolving customer setups
Define and enforce QA pass/fail criteria for releases
Own validation plans, test checklists, and QA sign-off
Block releases when quality standards are not met
Work with Software Testing and Evaluation as downstream validation owner
Route defects to the appropriate teams (Engineering, Testing, Evaluation)
Feed real-world data back into evaluation frameworks
Maintain validation environments, test harnesses, and automation frameworks
Drive automation where cost-effective while preserving critical manual coverage
Ensure validation processes are documented and reproducible