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Software Engineer II

Job in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 95199, USA
Listing for: Cadence Design Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-16
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 101500 - 188500 USD Yearly USD 101500.00 188500.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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** At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
**** Cadence
* * is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.  Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.
** The Cadence Advantage
*** The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
* Cadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
* The unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success
* Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests
* You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.
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* Job Summary:

*** R&D support of application and product engineers for customer problems and requests. This consists of problem analysis, debugging and fixing, or the development of new features and enhancements to improve synthesis results with respect to timing, area and power.
* This job will suit applicants looking to continue their software engineering career in an intellectually stimulating and challenging problem domain.  There is a significant research element to the work that Cadence does that is truly innovative; we don’t know what the answers are when we start out!
* Mentoring and support will be provided to the successful candidate to both enable contribution to the large EDA problem domain and to develop their programming skills into professional software engineering skills.
* Each day with Cadence offers exciting opportunities to create a better, more connected world. We are leading the charge to solve technology’s toughest challenges. Working at Cadence means working alongside the industry’s brightest people and innovating for the biggest, most innovative companies around the globe.
** Experience and Technical

Skills required:

*** Circuit design
* C/C++
* Data Structures and Algorithms
* Graph Theory
* Knowledge of Verilog or VHDL is a plus.
* Proficiency in computer architecture and hardware design
** Educational

Qualification:

** MS in EE/ECE/CS or equivalent
* The annual salary range for California is $101,500 to $188,500. 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.*##
** We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.
**** Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
** Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity throughout all levels of the organization.

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