Software Engineer 1

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. Invecas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadence.

The Cadence Advantage

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
• Cadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
• The unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success
• Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests
• You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.
  
  

Job Summary

As a senior technical expert, you will be involved in designing and implementing Cadence’s next generation chiplet and subsystem SW. This involves working closely with SW & HW architects to implement the most efficient and scalable SW stack. You will lead the effort to create a fully customizable software stack to support different variants of the chiplets. You will also work with and guide other software developers as they implement different portions of the stack.

You will have the opportunity to work on various IPs and subsystems, develop drivers wherever needed and develop system software that runs across subsystems. You will have a front-row opportunity to participate in the evolution of chiplet SW ecosystem as it is still in a very nascent stage right now. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with product teams to influence product direction with your timely feedback and observations.

This an excellent opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly work environment, where we are vested in each other’s success, and are passionate about technology and innovation.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the SW architecture for various Subsystem/Chiplets
• Work on various standardized architectures and protocols for scalability and interoperability across various chiplets
• Contribute to SW architecture efforts based on SW design knowledge and experience. Provide inputs for architecture planning by carrying out study and experiments.
• Design for high level of configurability, automation and re-use
• Work with all stake-holders – across HW, Tools and SW teams for smooth and timely execution
• Define the development flow and processes with proper coding guidelines, static analysis, code reviews and QA to realize high quality SW.
• Lead the teams technically, review their documents & code and help with troubleshooting
  
  

Qualifications

• BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Electrical/Electronics
  
  

Experience And Technical Skills Required

• 2 to 5 years of experience in SoC SW development
• Strong experience in embedded software, firmware, BSP, driver development
• Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon software development for 3 or more SoCs.
• Strong experience on porting and using multiple RTOSes and/or high level Operating Systems
• Good understanding of SoC architectures, and processor (ARM/RISC-V) architectures
• Good understanding of various peripheral interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, I2S, MIPI)
  
  

Behavioural Skills Required

• Must possess strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to establish a close working relationship with customers, peers and management
• Explore what’s possible to get the job done, including creative use of unconventional solutions
• Work effectively across functions and geographies
• Push to raise the bar while always operating with integrity
• Swiftness, nimbleness and a sense of urgency to get the job done with high quality and in a timely manner.
  
  

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