Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer

Apply locations: MOUNT-ROYAL (Montreal)

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Time left to apply: End Date: December 31, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

Job requisition id: R49827

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Job Description

Cadence is a de-facto leader in Semiconductor verification, implementation, Design and Verification IP, analog simulation, and timing closure. Palladium is an industry-leading emulation platform based on our proprietary hardware. Extensive runtime features for optimal use of Palladium boards, debugging hardware by trigger, dynamic waveform dump, and full vision wave dump are unique in the emulation market. Conceptually, Palladium is a supercomputer using up to multi-thousands of processors to emulate hardware designs. This platform is used for debugging complex and large hardware designs and system on a chip.

The Software Engineer will work on the team responsible for SSW, runtime performance, full vision trace, debug features, and FW support for Palladium. Supporting SERDES lanes, Infiniband connections, and PCIE support are other major tasks.

Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Writes code to specifications based on objectives and works within parameters provided; makes recommendations for improvements.
• Analyzes and evaluates bugs and makes recommendations under time pressure within general parameters under broad supervision.
• Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integrating activities required based on general objectives and knowledge of the overall architecture of product or solution.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or Masters and a minimum of 5 years of related experience, or PhD and a minimum of 1 year of related experience.
• Background on Linux Operating system, C++, Algorithms, Data structures, building parallel and/or distributed systems (using threads and processes) are needed.
• Knowledge of Hardware description languages like Verilog, VHDL, Firmware development, and large system development and debugging are a plus.

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Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers to create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiate the people of Cadence.

Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.