Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.
Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.Job Title: Software Engineer II (AI Systems)
Location: Nottingham, UK
Reports to: Sr Software Engineering Manager
Job Overview:We’re looking for a hands-on software engineer to keep the tools, services and integrations behind our AI systems reliable, current and secure, and to help the engineering teams who build on them work effectively. You’ll spend your time applying updates, supporting integrations and resolving issues, rather than designing new architecture. It’s a practical, service-oriented role for someone who enjoys keeping systems healthy and being the person other teams can rely on.
Job Responsibilities:- Maintain and update software components and third-party dependencies, applying upgrades, patches and security fixes.
- Troubleshoot and support integrations between systems and services, responding to requests from engineering teams.
- Evolve tooling that began in a single team into shared, reusable tooling once it shows broad cross-team value.
- Investigate and resolve issues, and validate that updates don’t break existing functionality.
- Maintain and improve build, test and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Run containerised services on cloud infrastructure and keep them running reliably.
- Package, version and document internal tooling so other engineers can adopt it easily.
- Monitor system health and escalate recurring issues that need broader attention.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
- Proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
- Working knowledge of Docker/containerisation and cloud deployment.
- Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines, e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or similar.
- Familiarity with using and maintaining open-source software.
- Ability to work across an existing codebase to diagnose issues, apply updates and support integrations.
- A responsive, service-oriented approach to requests from engineering teams, with a focus on keeping systems reliable.
- Experience with C++.
- Experience deploying to Azure.
- Contributions to open-source software (OSS) projects.
- Experience publishing internal packages.
- Interest in developer tooling and platform reliability.
- You’ll work with the engineering teams across the business who use the tools, services and integrations you maintain.
- Tools include open-source software, containerisation and CI/CD.
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday per year
- Private Medical and Dental plans, Income Protection and Life Insurance
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Cycle to work scheme and gym subsidy
- 5 days paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- The opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work© & Fortune 100 organization
Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Travel: Travel is not an expectation for this role. Occasional travel may occur for broad team alignment workshops, but these are infrequent.
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.Skills Required
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field
- Proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in TypeScript
- Working knowledge of Docker or containerization
- Working knowledge of cloud deployment
- Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
- Familiarity with using and maintaining open-source software
- Ability to diagnose issues, apply updates, and support integrations across an existing codebase
- Responsive, service-oriented approach to engineering team requests with a focus on reliability
- Experience with C++
- Experience deploying to Azure
- Contributions to open-source software projects
- Experience publishing internal packages
- Interest in developer tooling and platform reliability
Cadence Design Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cadence Design Systems and has not been reviewed or approved by Cadence Design Systems.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A discounted ESPP with a lookback feature and equity included in total compensation make ownership broadly accessible and potentially meaningful. Structured compensation at an industry leader adds predictability to equity participation.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as solid, with mental‑health/EAP and fertility support enhancing the offering. The breadth across core care and family‑building needs strengthens the healthcare package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Global Recharge Days, volunteer time off, and companywide breaks indicate a comprehensive time‑off framework. In addition, many salaried roles are described as having flexible or generous PTO policies.
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What We Do
Cadence enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create the innovative end products that are transforming the way people live, work and play. Cadence® software, hardware and IP are used by customers to deliver products to market faster. The company's Intelligent System Design strategy helps customers develop differentiated products—from chips to boards to intelligent systems—in mobile, consumer, cloud, data center, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. Cadence is listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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