Lead Software Engineer (Synthesis software)

Overview

• At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
• We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to work in a team-oriented environment to develop and maintain advanced synthesis technology The candidate will be responsible for development and maintenance of the synthesis technology for Palladium & Protium.
• He will be implementing new VHDL/Verilog construct & feature support in synthesizer.
• He will be working on logic optimization and performance improvement in synthesizer.
• Position Requirements: 1.
• This position requires a Bachelor or Master's degree in EE/CS/CE with 3-5 years of industry experience.
• Candidate should be proficient with C/C++, Operating system concepts.
• Design modeling using Verilog/SV, VHDL or SysC.
• Knowledge and experience in RTL modeling of BFMs along with exposure to verification methodologies using UVM and SC/TLM is preferable.
• EDA/CAD tool development experience or logic design verification experience is highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in AI tools like Copilot or Claude code is preferred.
• Requires good communication skills, attention to details, and ability to work in multi-site/multi-person project.
• We’re doing work that matters.
• Help us solve what others can’t.