Principal Software Engineer

Cadence

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Posted 2026-09-01

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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. The engineer will be a part of cross geography team in developing maintainable, high-quality C/C++ code for HDL language based compiler and runtime support. Responsibilities include development of HDL compiler front-end for SV, VHDL LRM support, improving compiler performance and infrastructure. Exposure to RTL simulation/synthesis and runtime environment is highly desirable. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

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