Software Engineer (Circuit Analysis, EDA frameworks, AI agents)

Job Title

Software Engineer (Circuit Analysis, EDA frameworks, AI agents)

Role Summary

Design, implement, and maintain software for transistor-level electrical circuit simulation and integrate those tools with emerging agentic AI frameworks. The role is on a team modernizing VLSI circuit simulation within the electronic design automation (EDA) portfolio to deliver production-quality simulation technologies.

Experience Level

Mid-level (mid-career).

Responsibilities

The engineer will deliver software features, improve code quality, and integrate AI-assisted workflows into circuit simulation products.

• Design and implement new features and interfaces for circuit simulation tools.
• Develop and maintain modular, production-quality code using modern C++ and Python.
• Implement and improve continuous integration, unit testing, and quality assurance processes.
• Integrate AI-assisted development workflows and Agentic AI components into EDA frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional, geographically distributed engineering teams to ship releases.
• Refactor existing codebases to improve maintainability and performance.

Requirements

Key technical requirements and preferred skills. Degree requirements are summarized separately under Education Requirements.

• Must-have: Strong software engineering fundamentals: design, refactoring, debugging, testing, and componentized modular design.
• Must-have: Proficient in Python and C++ and experience delivering production software systems.
• Must-have: Familiarity with test-driven development, unit testing, CI/CD automation, and code review processes.
• Must-have: Ability to design and deploy production software that consumes ML/LLM services (you will not be training new ML models).
• Nice-to-have: Practical knowledge of modern LLMs and trade-offs (latency, cost, reliability) and experience integrating AI tools into engineering workflows.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with agent architectures (ReAct, planning/self-correction), retrieval/RAG pipelines, embeddings, and context engineering.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with EDA tools and VLSI circuit simulation (e.g., SPICE, Spectre).

Education Requirements

MS or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (the posting specifies MS/PhD in Computer Science/Computer Engineering).

About the Company

Company: Cadence Design Systems

Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA

Cadence Design Systems is a global electronic design automation company that provides software, hardware, and intellectual property for designing advanced semiconductor chips. With over 25 years in the industry, Cadence is known for its innovative technology solutions and has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company is dedicated to solving complex technical challenges in order to enable customers to create revolutionary products and experiences.