Lead Software Engineer in Test

Cadence Design Systems; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Integration Test Engineer, where you'll innovate and develop essential technology for a leading product. In this role, you'll be responsible for running test suites, collaborating with R&D engineers to resolve issues, and developing automation to enhance testing efficiency. This position offers flexibility, allowing you to work remotely while being part of a dynamic team. If you're enthusiastic about technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in testing or deploying complex software systems is essential.
• Familiarity with Linux command line tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run and check test suites before code promotion.
• Collaborate with R&D to investigate and fix test failures.
• Develop automation to streamline testing tasks.

Skills

Testing complex software systems

Linux command line tools

Collaborative work in a global team

Perforce version control

C/C++/Tcl/Python

Job description

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

Software Engineer In Test - Innovus Clock Tree Synthesis Group

Cadence Design Systems is looking for a highly motivated Integration Test Engineer to work with the Digital Design and Signoff Group engineering team. You will be joining a small team responsible for innovating, designing, and developing key technology used within the Innovus product. The team is based in Cambridge, UK working within a global team.

Job Role

The role’s day to day responsibilities cover:

• Running (and checking) several test suites prior to promotion of R&D new code into the mainline code repository
• Working with R&D engineers to investigate and fix test failures due to new code
• Working with R&D engineers to curate R&D created unit tests
• Working with Product Validation engineers to investigate, disable and/or fix fragile tests
• Periodically building coverage build variant and publishing code coverage information
• Periodically making ASAN build variants and reporting any issues found
• Working to develop automation to automate these tasks
• Monitoring and maintenance of existing automation scripts

The role is a 25% FTE role, working 10 hours a week. It would be expected that this would constitute approximately 2 hours a day or less, ideally with flexibility when urgent issues arise. The successful applicant would be based in the Cambridge office. Once up to speed, the applicant would be expected to attend 2 meetings per week (one 1-1 with manager and 1 engineering team meeting) in person at the Cambridge office, but otherwise the role can be performed remotely.

Required Skills

• Some experience of testing or deploying complex software systems
• Familiarity with basic Linux command line tools
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively within a global team

Desirable Skills

• Perforce version control
• C/C++/Tcl/Python experience
• Familiarity with basic Linux command line tools

Personality

Successful candidates will be:

• Inquisitive
• Interested in technical detail
• Excited by innovation
• Enthusiastic working in a small team environment

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