Software Engineer II: AI Agents Hardware Verification
Cadence Design SystemsJob Title
Software Engineer II - AI Agents Hardware Verification
Role Summary
Join the Hardware System Verification Software team in Belo Horizonte to develop LLM-based agents and automation for hardware design verification on Palladium and Protium platforms. Integrate agents into verification toolchains and enterprise workflows, and improve reliability and safety of automated verification processes.
Experience Level
Mid-level. Title indicates Software Engineer II. The posting requests approximately 2 years of software development experience.
Responsibilities
Deliver and maintain LLM-based automation and safety mechanisms for hardware verification workflows.
- Design, build, and deploy LLM-based agents to automate complex design verification tasks.
- Integrate agents with enterprise platforms and verification toolchains for end-to-end workflows.
- Create test suites to monitor agent behavior, detect hallucinations, and validate outputs.
- Implement safety filters and human-in-the-loop controls to enforce business constraints.
- Collaborate with verification engineers to map verification tasks to agent workflows.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- Approximately 2 years of software development experience.
- Advanced proficiency in Python.
- Hands-on experience with orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, CrewAI, LangGraph, or AutoGen.
- Knowledge of prompt engineering, tool calling, and model tokenization.
- Familiarity with RAG pipelines and vector databases.
- Experience working in a Unix environment.
- Strong written and spoken English and Portuguese.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with version control systems.
- Experience with C++ or TCL.
- Experience in design verification or EDA/VLSI toolchains (Verilog, VHDL).
Education Requirements
Completed bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (the posting specifies a completed bachelor’s or equivalent experience).
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.
