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Lead Software Engineer

Cadence Open
San Jose Full-time Senior Software Engineering

At a glance

Senior Software Engineering role at Cadence. San Jose · full-time · $119,000–$221,000 base.

SalaryStated by Cadence
$119,000 – $221,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
This role, from CadenceOur estimate for the market: $166,250–$240,956Median $196,425
The range includes the market median of $196,425 for senior software engineering roles in San Jose.
Worked out from 46 postings that stated pay, median $196,425. Last updated Nov 6, 2026.
RoleSoftware Engineering
SenioritySenior
LocationSan Jose
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$119,000–$221,000
PostedOct 20, 2026
Role brief

techroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Research AI and machine-learning approaches to improve the speed, capacity and usability of circuit design evaluation
  • Create software and supporting infrastructure for extracting insights from characterization data
  • Represent aging and variation effects in designs made for advanced technology nodes

What you bring

  • You have industry experience maintaining and developing C++ software on Unix or Linux
  • You understand software quality and development processes
  • You can design data structures and algorithms and apply software engineering principles

Who this fits

This senior role suits you if you want to work on research and development for transistor-level analysis of custom digital and mixed-signal circuits. Circuit design at the transistor level and AI or machine learning for electronic design automation are useful advantages. The position is based in San Jose, California.

From the employer

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

You will be a member of an expert R&D team creating technologies and products that enable static and dynamic transistor level analysis and characterization of the most advanced custom digital and mixed-signal circuits

You work will be focused on:

- Research and development of AI/ML technology to bring order of magnitude speed/capacity/usability improvements to design analysis and characterization of digital and analog circuits

- Development of tools / infrastructure for characterization data mining

- Modeling designs effects dominant in advanced technology nodes such as aging and variation

Desired Skills and Experience:

- Industry experience developing and maintaining C++ based applications on a Unix or Linux environment

- Experience with quality and software processes

-Experience in transistor level circuit design is a strong plus

- Experience in the use of AI/ML for EDA is a strong plus.

- Proficiency designing data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles

The annual salary range for California is $119,000 to $221,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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