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

The Graphics Team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer specializing in modern rendering techniques to join the team.

This team supports PCB and Packaging design tools like Allegro X and OrCAD X which rely on several different rendering engines. These engines support an interactive 2D graphical canvas in a variety of customer environments and on available GPU technologies and are an essential enabling technology for the product portfolio and have a critical impact on usability and performance.

As a member of this team, you will have opportunities to advance the rendering technology used in a variety of products by countless users on a daily basis. Whether advancing the rendering engines themselves, or enabling other feature enhancements, your contributions will have a direct and visible impact on customers.

Responsibilities

• Implement new application functionality across the rendering engines
• Address core performance issues with GPU rendering
• Support other R&D teams as they develop new features requiring rendering support
• Extend GPU Rendering technology to new products
• Broaden GPU support by closing functional gaps

Experience

• Bachelors in Computer Science + 7 years of experience, or
• Masters in Computer Science + 5 years of experience, or
• PhD in Computer Science + 1 year of experience

Requirements

• Outstanding and demonstrable working knowledge of modern rendering practices
• Programming Languages: C, C++, GLSL
• Experience with 2D/3D rendering APIs: OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan
• Experience with the entire application development lifecycle - designing, coding, testing, debugging applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent debug and problem solving skills

Great To Have

• Ability to ‘see beyond the code’ to understand it’s architecture to propose and implement practical and elegant solutions
• Experience with large code bases
• Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision
• Familiarity with Visual Studio and Perforce
• Strong curiosity and a passion for learning
• Basic understanding of PCB design and manufacturing
• Experience with supporting customer environments

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