Position: Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Grade: T5
Experience: 12- 16 Years
Location: Bangalore/Noida
Job Responsibilities:
R&D support of application and product engineers for customer problems and requests. This consists of problem analysis, debugging and fixing, or the development of new features and enhancements to improve synthesis results with respect to timing, area and power.
This job will suit applicants looking to continue their software engineering career in an intellectually stimulating and challenging problem domain. There is a significant research element to the work that Cadence does that is truly innovative; we don’t know what the answers are when we start out!
Mentoring and support will be provided to the successful candidate to both enable contribution to the large EDA problem domain and to develop their programming skills into professional software engineering skills.
Job Qualifications:
BE/BTech/ME/MTech- Computer Science or others
Required Skills
Develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance Modus DFT software that is easy to use.
Develop software tools in C/C++ to support DFT and ATPG.
Research and develop software solutions to allow greater efficiency in architecture, hardware, and software teams.
Development environment is C++ on Unix in multi-threaded environment with expertise in C++, data-structure and algorithms.
Strong knowledge of Tcl is preferred
Experience in language compiler
Prior experience with large software development projects is highly recommended.
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.Skills Required
- BE/BTech/ME/MTech in Computer Science or related fields
- Experience in C/C++ software development
- Strong knowledge of data-structures and algorithms
- Experience with multi-threaded applications
- Prior experience with large software development projects
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
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