Software Engineer II

Job Title

Software Engineer II

Role Summary

Software Engineer II on the R&D team supporting synthesis and physical verification software. The role focuses on diagnosing customer problems, debugging and fixing issues, and developing features or optimizations that improve timing, area, and power.

Work involves research-oriented development, performance analysis, and collaboration with geographically distributed teams. Mentoring will be provided to develop professional software engineering skills.

Experience Level

Mid-level - 2–4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include product R&D and hands-on engineering support for customer issues and feature development.

• Analyze, reproduce, debug, and fix customer-reported problems in EDA software.
• Develop new features and enhancements to improve synthesis/verification results for timing, area, and power.
• Implement data analysis and debugging tools for performance analysis and research.
• Research and develop data-driven optimizations for geometric and topological operations in physical verification applications.
• Troubleshoot software on large, complex databases and optimize performance.
• Collaborate and integrate functionality with multiple geographically distributed teams; participate in testing and validation.
• Receive and act on mentoring to grow software engineering practices and code quality.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional capabilities; nice-to-have items listed separately.

• Must-have: Strong C++ programming skills, solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Must-have: Experience building/debugging analysis tools and troubleshooting large complex software/databases.
• Must-have: Analytical problem-solving skills, ability to learn and adapt to changing requirements and technologies.
• Must-have: Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Must-have: Approximately 2–4 years of relevant software development experience in a technical domain.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with physical verification, geometric/topological algorithms, or data-driven optimization techniques; prior work with distributed development teams.

Education Requirements

B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field.

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.