Sr Principal Software Enginer

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Job Title:                                                 Sr Principal Software Engineer

Grade:                                                      T5

Location:                                                 Noida/Bangalore

Job Overview:

• Cadence Design Systems is looking for a highly motivated software engineer to work with the R&D engineering team in the Digital & Signoff Group.

• R&D Software Engineering role in Physical Verification area is a multi-faceted position encapsulating a mix of physical verification software development, algorithm development, software debugging, performance optimization, accuracy analysis, GUI development and integration with layout/schematic editors.  

• R&D engineers collaborate with a large team of EDA professionals across multiple geographical regions to create and deliver best in class next generation software for physical IC application.

• R&D engineers work on complicated applications and interface them with other applications in a large suite of highly connected modules to enable next-generation physical verification solutions with superior performance and usability.  

• R&D engineers develop code that satisfies the requirements for successful semiconductor design deployment.  

• As R&D Engineer you will be part of a team responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting, debugging and supporting critical projects. You will have a chance to contribute to the main Physical Verification flows in EDA industry and your work will be visible through billions of electronic devices deployed worldwide. 

Job Responsibilities:

As Senior Principal Software Engineer, this person will be responsible for the following software engineering activities:

• Designing, developing, troubleshooting, debugging and supporting critical projects.

• Set operational specifications, formulate and analyze software requirements; fix bugs and respond to customer queries.

• Define project completion checklists.

• Write code implementing product requirement specifications.

• Write and maintain unit tests and other tests as needed for implemented features and enhancements.

• Participate in code reviews.

• Work with PE (Product Engineering) and QPV (Quality Product Validation) to review code quality and coverage of requested functionality.

• This person should have personality & communication skills to collaborate within the R&D group and with cross-function teams.

• This person should be able to work independently, being able to collaborate remotely with team members outside of India.

Job Qualifications:

• 8+ years of C++ development

• Understanding of object-oriented design methodologies

• Design for parallel programming and performance

• Understand algorithm complexity and data structures

• Understand GUI Design basics (grid layouts, good and bad UX practices)

• Have good experience writing Qt-based applications (model-view is mandatory)

• Successful candidate should have the knowledge of SKILL or LISP

• Be able to write and review functional specifications, review product requirements, GUI solutions review

Educational Qualification:

• BE/BTech/ME/Mtech - CS/ECE/EE or equivalent

Additional Skills/Preferences:                         

• Good knowledge of C++ 11/14 standard library

• experience with physical verification

• schematic and layout design

• SQL

• Python

Additional Information:

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. 

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