Senior Principal C++ Software Engineer

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

We are looking for an experienced C++ software engineer to join the Protium Software Development Team to develop and enhance the FPGA-Based Prototyping product which is used by leading CPU/GPU/HyperScaler companies for pre-Silicon software validation of their  SOC’s. 

You will develop new algorithms and optimizations for QoR (Quality of Results) and performance for the Protium Timing flow working with a small team of engineers to develop our next generation FPGA based verification platform.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance and support Timing Engine to add new features and extend existing features
• Enhance and support Timing Flow to improve P&R compile time
• The role involves designing, tuning, and innovating timing graph algorithms and flow operating on multi‑billion‑node timing graphs
• Write Specifications and Unit Tests for your code

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• BS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 7 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 5 years of experience
• Experience in EDA software development.
• Strong background in SDC constraints and Timing Analysis
• Excellent programming skills in C/C++
• Strong knowledge of Tcl is preferred
• Experience in multi-threaded/ concurrent programming are pluses.
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