At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The TPG division of Cadence is looking for a system software engineer to join our world-class software development team. This position involves working on proprietary and open source software development tools, low level system software and libraries, and third party / open source software ports. Occasional collaboration with other teams to resolve customer issues is required.

Responsibilities:

* Design, develop and maintain software in some or all of the following areas:
    * Open source based C/C++ compiler, binutils, and other tools
    * C and C++ standard libraries
    * in-house, third party and open source embedded OS products
    * low level system software and diagnostics
* Assist in testing and verification of new hardware features
* Work with customer engineering, hardware engineering and other teams to analyze and resolve complex issues
* Create and maintain design and user documentation

Requirements:

* BS or MS degree in CS/EE.
* New grads acceptable with adequate exposure to embedded SW and tools.
* Strong C/C++ and assembly skills. Must be comfortable reading disassembly and correlating with source code.
* Experience using/porting/maintaining open source tools.
* Some experience with embedded software development.
* Good understanding of processor architecture and associated hardware concepts (caches, MMUs, etc.).
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The annual salary range for California is $101,500 to $188,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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