Sr Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer

Cadence; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical/dental/vision plans

Job summary

Cadence’s Tensilica Products Group is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to design, build, and improve our processor generator, processing systems, and supporting infrastructure in California. You will work across the full product life cycle—from analyzing user needs to delivering control components, backend systems, and automated tests.

Join a cross‑functional team to evolve databases, REST APIs, and web applications, and collaborate across groups to streamline delivery.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science or related field with significant experience.
• Experience with Java, Perl, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain control systems for build systems and infrastructure.
• Develop and evolve SQL/NoSQL databases to support product functionality.
• Build web REST API servlets and web applications for customers and internal use.
• Collaborate across teams to streamline delivery and management systems.
• Engineer tests and integrate features into new releases.

Skills

Java

Perl

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Shell scripting

Database development

REST APIs

Tomcat

Windows

Education

Master’s degree in computer science

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Jenkins

Grafana

Job description

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

The Tensilica Products Group of Cadence is a leading provider of processor IP for audio, vision, and AI applications in embedded platforms. We are looking for a skilled, creative Software Engineer to help design, build, and improve our processor generator, processing systems, and supporting infrastructure. In this role that involves software and systems engineering, you will work across the full product life cycle: analyzing user needs; designing and developing control components, backend systems, database interfaces, supporting web applications; and automated testing. You will be working with our processor generator engineering team and interacting with several other teams. This is a great opportunity for a systems/infrastructure/software engineer to make major contributions in a core team that develops and operates parts of our infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain
  • Control systems for driving build systems of multiple products and supporting infrastructure
  • Infrastructure components for interacting with other databases, systems, and APIs
  • Web REST API servlets that support remote product functionality connecting to systems and databases
  • Automated systems for importing order information into live build and delivery systems
  • Web applications supporting both customers and internal infrastructure
• Manage product release branches in source control systems like perforce and git
• Design and evolve SQL and other databases to support product functionality and internal management systems
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of designs within time and cost constraints
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, upgrade interfaces, and improve performance
• Engineer tests and integrate features into new releases; support application teams during test phases
• Collaborate with marketing, applications, and order processing teams to streamline delivery and management systems
• Supporting delivery system operations, and automating fulfillment and those delivery systems to reduce the need for manual processing

Requirements

• Master’s degree in computer science or a related field + 7 years of related experience, or Bachelor’s degree + 10 years of related experience
• Strong programming skills in Java, Perl, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python and shells
• Strong experience building database driven production systems in Java, Perl, Python etc.
• Experience building Java and React web applications that interact with SQL databases based on REST services
• Experience architecting and configuring web and application servers (particularly Tomcat)
• Experience designing and developing SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience designing / building test systems for web and infrastructure systems
• Experience with Jenkins or equivalent and dashboarding systems like Grafana
• Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and ability to take initiative
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead, and work with other teams
• Fluency working with and scripting tasks on Windows and Linux systems
• Strong understanding of operating systems and computer architecture

The annual salary range for California is $161,000 to $299,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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