Lead Software Engineer

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.

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Title:                                             Lead Software Engineer

Location:                                            Cork

Reports to:                                         Fellow

Job Overview:

Cadence is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to work on our brand-new electrostatic simulation software in the scope of Parasitic Capacitance and Resistance Analysis and Visualization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Write new code and implement new features from scratch.
• Design, develop, troubleshoot.
• Work with other software engineers, as well as product engineers to ensure product robustness and quality.
• Implement and extend User Interface.
• Implement and organize live interaction between different software products.

Job Specifics:

• Qt based UI application.
• Fresh code, 90% of it less than 3 years old.
• Dynamic development with many different types of tasks.

Job Requirements:

• BSc/MSc/PhD in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong programming skills in modern C++.
• Familiarity with Qt framework.
• Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming methods.

Additional Skills/Preferences:                     

• Experience with Squish Framework is a big plus.
• Familiarity with Unix-like operating systems is a big plus.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Experience with Perforce is a plus.
• Prior knowledge about the EDA sector and the basics of chip design is a plus.

Additional Information:

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 

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