Full-Stack IDE & Web Tools Engineer (AI-Driven)

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision plans

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in California seeks a skilled Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain UI tooling for the Processor Generator and related infrastructure. You will work across Eclipse based IDEs, Web apps, VS Code and Thea-based systems, shaping tooling used by processor teams and developers.

Responsibilities span the full product life cycle: analyze user needs, develop UI components, backend services, databases, and automated tests; and advance AI workflow integration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent with 5+ years of related experience, or a BS + 7+ years.
• Strong coding skills in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript and Python.
• Experience building IDE-integrated or IDE-based applications.
• Experience building React apps that interact with SQL databases via REST.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases; testing for web and IDE apps.
• Fluent scripting on Windows and Linux; knowledge of computer architecture.
• Nice to have experience with AI agents and Agentic AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Eclipse-based IDE components for processor designers.
• Build web REST API servlets supporting remote product functionality.
• Develop web applications for both customers and internal use.
• Analyze requirements to assess feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Modify software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, upgrade interfaces, and improve performance.
• Evolve SQL and other databases to support future functionality.
• Engineer tests and integrate features into releases; support application teams during test phases.
• Incorporate Agentic AI workflows into product features.
• Collaborate with hardware, architecture, IDE and support teams to deliver new features.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

IDE development

React

REST APIs

SQL/NoSQL

Scripting (Windows & Linux)

AI agents workflows

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Eclipse

VS Code

Thea

Job description

Cadence Design Systems in California seeks a skilled Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain UI tooling for the Processor Generator and related infrastructure. You will work across Eclipse based IDEs, Web apps, VS Code and Thea-based systems, shaping tooling used by processor teams and developers.

Responsibilities span the full product life cycle: analyze user needs, develop UI components, backend services, databases, and automated tests; and advance AI workflow integration.