Principal Software Engineer — Systems & Performance Lead

Talentify; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Medical/dental/vision

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Cadence in Massachusetts is seeking a highly skilled software engineer to develop efficient C/C++ solutions and analyze algorithms. You will collaborate with senior architects on next-generation projects, participate in design reviews, and write rigorous tests.

Required BS/MS/PhD with extensive experience, strong problem-solving, and knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and databases. Familiarity with compilers and parallel simulation is a plus.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD with strong experience in software development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with compilers, parsing and code generation is a plus.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions with efficient time and memory use.
• Analyze and improve existing algorithms.
• Collaborate with senior architects on next-generation projects.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and performance benchmarking.
• Document solutions with functional and design specifications.
• Write tests to rigorously test the developed code.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Data structures

Algorithms

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Performance optimization

Software engineering

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE or related

Tools

SystemVerilog

EDA tools

Compilers/Parsing

Job description

Cadence in Massachusetts is seeking a highly skilled software engineer to develop efficient C/C++ solutions and analyze algorithms. You will collaborate with senior architects on next-generation projects, participate in design reviews, and write rigorous tests.

Required BS/MS/PhD with extensive experience, strong problem-solving, and knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and databases. Familiarity with compilers and parallel simulation is a plus.