Software Engineer II: Innovus R&D
Cadence Design SystemsResponsibilities
- Design and develop new algorithms and technology for automated clock-tree synthesis in the Innovus place-and-route tool.
- Develop C++ and Tcl code in a distributed, global software development environment.
- Maintain and improve existing code to increase scalability, reduce tool turnaround time, and reduce memory usage.
- Debug customer issues and fix software defects.
- Build unit tests, run regressions, and validate software functionality.
- Test algorithmic developments and software integrations on industrial test cases.
Requirements
- Completed bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or another numerate discipline.
- Strong programming and software engineering experience in a C-like language such as C, C++, Java, C#, or Rust.
- Interest in language features, data structures, design patterns, unit testing, and automation tools.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Portuguese.
- Ability to meet stringent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Master’s degree or at least two years of comparable software engineering experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and electronic design automation concepts such as placement, routing, and clock-tree synthesis is preferred.
- Experience with Perforce or Git, Linux command-line tools, and agentic coding systems such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits are provided.
- CLT employment category.
- 40-hour-per-week employment term.
- On-site location in Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
About Cadence Design Systems
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