Senior EDA Software Engineer - FPGA, C++/Python

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera is seeking a seasoned software engineer to shape its FPGA design software. You will work on lightweight, scalable data models for FPGA devices and high-performance APIs powering Quartus’ algorithms and data structures.

The role sits in the Database, Infrastructure & Tooling (DBIT) team in San Jose, focusing on collaboration across hardware and software teams, with emphasis on solving complex engineering problems at the intersection of hardware and software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field with 6+ years experience; OR Master's with 4+ years; OR PhD with 8+ years.
• Excellent programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Using C++ and Python to specify, implement and maintain software data models to represent FPGA devices.
• Developing high-performance APIs to streamline access to FPGA device databases for synthesis, placement, routing, timing and power analysis.
• Collaborating with hardware and software teams to bring next-generation FPGA devices to Quartus.
• Developing tools to aid/enhance FPGA device bring-up processes.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related fields

Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related fields

Ph.D. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related fields

Job description

Altera is seeking a seasoned software engineer to shape its FPGA design software. You will work on lightweight, scalable data models for FPGA devices and high-performance APIs powering Quartus’ algorithms and data structures.

The role sits in the Database, Infrastructure & Tooling (DBIT) team in San Jose, focusing on collaboration across hardware and software teams, with emphasis on solving complex engineering problems at the intersection of hardware and software.