Lead Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Cadence Design Systems is looking for a highly motivated Principal Software Engineer to join a core team working on Cadence Palladium/Protium product line. The engineer will have the opportunity to develop cutting edge software, spanning logic optimization, compiler and graph algorithms.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and development of start-of-the-art software programs.

• Evaluating complex problems, considering relative value of several alternative solutions, and offer recommendations for a solution of choice for implementation. In addition to functional needs, ensure that the implementation builds-in design for scalability, software performance, stability, and debuggability.

• Produce clear design and functional specifications as required, communicate complex ideas, and play a lead, mentor and reviewer role - as required, for less-experienced team members and colleagues.

• Be able to work independently and efficiently, engaging with technical leaders and cross-functional team as needed.

• Writing code to specifications - analyzing software design specifications, determining architecture, programming, and integrating activities based on requirements and knowledge of overall product architecture.

• Continuously scale solutions (runtime, memory, capacity) to take care of next-generation larger designs.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Computer Science or Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Experience and Technical Skills required

• Excellent knowledge of C/C++ (C++11 and C++14 knowledge is added advantage).

• 8-12 years of experience on design and development of complex software projects.

• Strong background on Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns.

• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills.

• Willingness to explore new technology areas, formulate problem statements and independently work on solutions.

• Familiarity with Emulation and Prototyping is a plus. Knowledge and experience with EDA flows and applications would be a significant plus.

Behavioral skills required

• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.

• Capable of generating and delivering project/technical presentations and reviews.

• Ability to establish a collaborative working relationship with peers and management.

• Comfortable expressing opinions, defending ideas, and actively engaging in discussions on technical issues.

• Work effectively across functions and geographies.

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