Lead Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems · Cambridge, United Kingdom
About this role
Cadence Design Systems is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, System Design. Listed education preference: a master's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Education
- Master's degree
- Posted
- Apr 20, 2026
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Job description
from Cadence Design Systems careersAt Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.
Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Reports to: Software Engineering Director
Job Overview:
Genus Synthesis Solution is a leading technology tool for synthesizing digital designs from RTL (Register Transfer Language) specifications (Verilog or VHDL) into netlists based on standard cells. Trusted by over 400 customers worldwide, Genus enables chip design through cutting-edge optimization for timing, area, and power.
Genus is complemented by ChipWare®, an IP library of configurable, off-the-shelf components that deliver best-in-class hardware quality across power, area, and delay requirements.