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Cadence Design Systems

Sr Software Engineer, GPU Rendering (Burlington, MA / Greater Boston area)

Cadence Design Systems, Burlington, Massachusetts, us, 01805

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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 Graphics Team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer specializing in modern rendering techniques to join the team.

This team supports PCB and Packaging design tools like Allegro X and OrCAD X which rely on several different rendering engines. These engines support an interactive 2D graphical canvas in a variety of customer environments and on available GPU technologies and are an essential enabling technology for the product portfolio and have a critical impact on usability and performance.

As a member of this team, you will have opportunities to advance the rendering technology used in a variety of products by countless users on a daily basis. Whether advancing the rendering engines themselves, or enabling other feature enhancements, your contributions will have a direct and visible impact on customers.

Responsibilities

Implement new application functionality across the rendering engines

Address core performance issues with GPU rendering

Support other R&D teams as they develop new features requiring rendering support

Extend GPU Rendering technology to new products

Broaden GPU support by closing functional gaps

Experience

Bachelors in Computer Science + 7 years of experience, or

Masters in Computer Science + 5 years of experience, or

PhD in Computer Science + 1 year of experience

Requirements

Outstanding and demonstrable working knowledge of modern rendering practices

Programming Languages: C, C++, GLSL

Experience with 2D/3D rendering APIs: OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan

Experience with the entire application development lifecycle - designing, coding, testing, debugging applications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent debug and problem solving skills

Great To Have

Ability to 'see beyond the code' to understand it's architecture to propose and implement practical and elegant solutions

Experience with large code bases

Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision

Familiarity with Visual Studio and Perforce

Strong curiosity and a passion for learning

Basic understanding of PCB design and manufacturing

Experience with supporting customer environments

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