Lead Software Engineer - Logic Synthesis
About this role
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Position Description:
- Responsible for development and maintenance of the synthesizer for Palladium.
- Implementation for new VHDL/Verilog feature support in synthesizer.
- Logic optimization and performance improvement in synthesizer.
Position Requirement:
- This position requires a Bachelor or Master's degree in EE/CS/CE with 3-5 years of industry experience.
- Candidate should be proficient with C/C++, Operating system concepts.
- Design modeling using Verilog/SV, VHDL or SysC.
- Knowledge and experience in RTL modeling of BFMs along with exposure to verification methodologies using UVM and SC/TLM is preferable.
- EDA/CAD tool development experience or logic design verification experience is highly preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in AI tools like Copilot or Claude code is preferred.
- Requires good communication skills, attention to details, and ability to work in multi-site/multi-person project.
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This Lead Software Engineer - Logic Synthesis position at cadence was posted on Sep 8, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Lead Software Engineer - Logic Synthesis
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