Principal 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.

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

• Design and develop software for various Subsystem and Chiplets solutions
• Lead PCIe Root Complex (RC) and Endpoint (EP) device driver development activities
• Perform board bring-up, including boot sequences and low-level hardware diagnostics
• Contribute to power management (PM), performance improvements and error recovery paths
• Work with SoC/board schematics, vendor datasheets, and reference manuals to integrate hardware features into the driver stack
• Debug complex issues using JTAG, logic analyzers and protocol analyzers
• Work with all stake-holders - across HW, Tools and SW teams for smooth and timely execution
• Contribute to development processes with proper coding standards, code reviews and documentation

• BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Electronics, Computer Science, or related fields

• 7-12 years of experience in SoC software development
• Strong experience in BSP and Linux device driver development, especially in PCIe RC and EP device driver development
• Good understanding of various peripheral interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, I3C)
• Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon software development for multiple SoCs, including board-bring-up
• Good understanding of SoC architectures, and processor (ARM/RISC-V) architectures
• Good at C and CPP programming

• 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.