Cadence · 2 weeks ago
Principal Software Engineer - Low Power Verification
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $254K/yr
5+ years expCadence is a technology company that hires and develops leaders and innovators. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to help build the next generation of low-power verification software for the Palladium and Protium emulation platforms, focusing on improving debuggability, performance, and scalability of designs.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize low-power verification software for Palladium and Protium
Improve UPF design debuggability within the IXCOM Modular Compiler and Parallel Partition Compiler (2-state and 4-state)
Enhance compiled streaming probes and accelerate waveform generation for large-scale designs
Collaborate closely with R&D, Product Engineering (PE), and Application Engineering (AE) to deploy UPF solutions across diverse flows, including:
AVIP + UPF + 2/4-state
UVMA + UPF + 2/4-state
MC + UPF
Dielets + UPF
Consolidate and unify UPF software across Palladium and Protium platforms
Contribute to major initiatives such as:
MC + PPC flow with UPF 4-state
UPF compilation time optimization
Full Vision UPF probe integration
SAGE UPF debug with Verisium
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 7+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree with 5+ years, OR a PhD with 1+ year of industry experience
Strong proficiency in object-oriented design and C++ development
Experience with standard C/C++ libraries and the C++ STL
Demonstrated ability to build high-performance software for large-scale data processing
Scripting experience in Perl, Tcl/Tk, and/or Python
Familiarity with IEEE 1801 and UPF implementation
Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL
Benefits
Paid vacation and paid holidays
401(k) plan with employer match
Employee stock purchase plan
A variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
And more
Company
Cadence
Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
Paul Cunningham
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Tom Beckley
Senior Vice President, Custom IC & PCB Group
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