Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. • San Jose, CA, United States • Posted June 08, 2026

Location San Jose, CA
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 08, 2026
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
This position is for an R&D engineer, who will be involved in developing a multi-threaded and distributed physical synthesis core engine in Innovus Implementation System. The position involves interaction and collaboration with a highly motivated global R&D team.


Essential Job Functions/Accountabilities: The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging software programs in the areas of physical synthesis. Work closely with product engineers/technical sales to provide engineering solutions and workarounds to make customers successful


Minimum Qualifications:Highly technical engineer with excellent problem solving skillsC/C++ software development experience in Linux environmentStrong understanding and extensive usage of data structures and algorithmsGreat communication skills and a strong desire for workin...

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