Lead Software Engineer
Cadence
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Practise the Lead Software Engineer at Cadence interview free →At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. This position is for an R&D engineer, who will be involved in developing Innovus Implementation System. The position involves interaction and collaboration with a highly motivated global R&D team. Essential Job Functions: The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging software programs in the areas of P&R. Work closely with product engineers/technical sales to provide engineering solutions and workarounds to make customers successful Minimum Qualifications: Highly technical engineer with excellent problem solving skills C/C++ software development experience in Linux environment Strong understanding and extensive usage of data structures and algorithms Great communication skills and a strong desire for working with customers MS (Ph.D. track a plus) in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. Preferred: Knowledge of physical design algorithms,. Prior R&D experience working on IC physical designs tools Hands on experience using the above physical design tools and knowledge of physical design flows a plus. Experience with Tcl and other scripting languages We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.
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