Cadence · 13 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $254K/yrCadence is a technology company that hires and develops leaders and innovators. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to be part of the R&D team focused on the infrastructure of the Virtuoso Platform, involving the development and maintenance of core components such as the user interface and programming language.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain core infrastructure components such as the user interface and the Virtuoso programming language, SKILL
Work with existing code as well as develop new functionality to address new requirements
Recognize quality issues, architect solutions, and develop detailed technical specifications
Scope efforts required for development tasks
Qualification
Required
Candidate must be familiar with software engineering methods and committed to high quality development work
The individual must be team-oriented, possess good communication skills, self-motivated, able to work independently
Candidate must be able to recognize quality issues, architect solutions, develop detailed technical specifications as well as the ability to scope efforts required
Strong problem solving, algorithmic, and good understanding of C/C++ language
BS degree in Computer Science plus prior full time experience is required
Preferred
Candidates with experience in the implementation of languages such as Lisp
Candidates who have experience extending the Python language are preferred
Masters or PhD in Computer Science preferred
Benefits
Paid vacation
Paid holidays
401(k) plan with employer match
Employee stock purchase plan
A variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
Company
Cadence
Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems.
Founded in 1988
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1998-02-20IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Cunningham
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Tom Beckley
Senior Vice President - Strategic Technology Programs
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