Software Engineer (cht) Job at Cadence Inc in San Jose

This range is provided by Cadence. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $100,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr Additional compensation types Annual Bonus Direct message the job poster from Cadence EDA Recruiter Connecting EEs and CEs to EDA Careers at Cadence Design Systems Cadence is the leader in hardware emulation-prototyping technology and products. System engineering team is responsible to define, validate and enable the products. We are now looking for a hands-on system integration engineer who wants to expand his/her scope, work with the interactions of a complex multi-rack system and grow his/her career. We are hiring for a Software Engineer II. This position is a highly visible function to bridge and gate-keep the full integration, validation, and characterization of ASIC, HW/PCB, SW, FW, and FPGA subsystems in the whole development cycle. The same discipline also applies to system bring-up and testing, methodology development and verification. Key responsibilities Leverage silicon verification platform and environment to create necessary post-silicon infrastructure, methodology and automation to allow tests executed in a timely and efficient manner. Integrate silicon, HW, firmware, and system software into a complete system which includes various InfiniBand and PCIe protocols, PXE booting, virtual machines, secure networks, Ethernet and Ethernet-over-Infiniband, sockets and RPC calls, FPGA, microcontroller interfaces, JTAG, I2C, SPI, SERDES, memory and many other interfaces. Execute post-silicon tests to expose design issues, validate product against the specifications including performance, and qualify the design for production release. Review, replicate, and respond to customer issues. Perform initial analysis of error logs from customer design simulation runs. Debug and isolate system-level issues down to ASIC/FPGAs, host servers, subsystems, firmware modules, runtime diagnostics. Develop silicon and system stress tests. Leverage tests developed by other engineers. Package tests for production and field use. Define, develop and drive the implementation of validation automation environment. Position Requirements BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science Must be proficient in one or more of the following disciplines silicon simulation, silicon design, HW design, firmware design, silicon bring-up, system bring-up, HW/SW debug, verification and validation. Fluent in at least one functional scripting language, preferably but not limited to Python. Other languages are plus. Experience with embedded software/firmware, operating systems, and/or HW/SW interfaces is a plus Experience in developing, maintaining and operating automated engineering processes is a big plus. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivated and ability to work with cross-functions teams around the globe. Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Cadence by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Tuition assistance Get notified about new Software Engineer jobs in San Jose, CA . Software Engineer, AI Intern (Summer 2025) Mountain View, CA $125,400.00-$188,100.00 1 week ago Software Engineer, AI Platform - New Grad New Grads 2025 - Software Engineer, Algorithm San Jose, CA $120,000.00-$165,000.00 8 months ago New Grads 2025 - General Software Engineer San Jose, CA $120,000.00-$165,000.00 4 months ago Menlo Park, CA $56.25-$173,000.00 2 weeks ago Sunnyvale, CA $56.25-$173,000.00 2 weeks ago Santa Clara, CA $100,000.00-$500,000.00 5 days ago Software Engineer 4 - TV & Web Player Platform Full Stack Software Engineer - Post-training (General Hire) Software Engineer Graduate (Advertisement Team) - 2025 Start (BS/MS) San Jose, CA $113,500.00-$250,000.00 2 weeks ago Software Engineer - Intern (Summer 2025) San Jose, CA $3,000.00-$4,000.00 8 months ago Palo Alto, CA $153,000.00-$211,000.00 2 weeks ago Software Engineer I (Co-Op) United States San Jose, CA $44,000.00-$130,000.00 1 week ago Santa Clara, CA $150,000.00-$175,000.00 7 months ago eCommerce Full Stack Developer (React / Shopify) - On Site Full Stack Software Engineer (L4), Product Localization Engineering Mountain View, CA $141,000.00-$202,000.00 1 week ago San Jose, CA $93,200.00-$170,600.00 2 weeks ago New College Grad Software Engineer, Software Engineering Development (Apps) San Jose, CA $92,735.00-$131,300.00 5 days ago Software Engineer(s) - New Grad (Fall 2025 Graduation) Associate Software Engineer, Backend Python Were unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr