Software Engineer II
Cadence Design Systems1 day ago
Cork, IrelandMid Level
Responsibilities
- Implement LLM-powered AI agent features for code interpretation, completion, and generation within Stratus HLS.
- Build and test agentic pipelines connecting Stratus tools and APIs with prompt engineering, context retrieval, and RAG workflows.
- Create reusable Skills and slash commands for AI coding agents, orchestrating multi-step tool calls and structured prompts.
- Evaluate LLM models and frameworks, prototype AI techniques, and measure agent accuracy, latency, and user experience.
- Write, review, and maintain production-quality C++ and Python code, including unit and integration tests and regression fixes.
- Develop VS Code extension components in TypeScript/JavaScript to expose AI agent capabilities in the IDE.
- Translate specifications into implementation plans and modular designs, participate in reviews, and document APIs and design decisions.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and domain experts on HLS workflows and contribute to technical design discussions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field plus 2+ years of relevant industry experience, or a master’s degree plus 1+ year of relevant industry experience.
- Strong programming skills in C++ or another compiled, statically typed language, including memory management and performance trade-offs.
- Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, or machine-learning workflows.
- Experience with LLM APIs, AI agent frameworks, or machine-learning tools through academic projects, internships, or industry experience.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, modular software design, separation of concerns, and testability.
- Ability to translate specifications into structured implementation tasks with clear interfaces and testable units.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, openCode, prompt-driven automation, VS Code extensions, Language Server Protocol, Debug Adapter Protocol, EDA/HLS, RAG, vector databases, embedding pipelines, LLM fine-tuning, Tcl, cloud ML inference, or open-source AI and developer-tooling contributions.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- 25 days of annual holiday.
- Private medical and dental plans, income protection, and life insurance.
- Group Personal Pension Plan.
- Cycle-to-work scheme and gym subsidy.
- Five paid volunteer days per year.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Located in Cork, Ireland, with 10% travel required.
- Opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work and Fortune 100 organization.
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About Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems builds electronic design automation (EDA) software, emulation/acceleration hardware, and reusable IP that help semiconductor and systems companies design, verify, and implement chips and electronic systems. It also develops computational engineering tools, including computational fluid dynamics and molecular modeling for drug discovery. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cadence is a public company listed on NASDAQ under the ticker CDNS.