Sr Principal Software Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and evaluate AI agents to enhance productivity across the semiconductor design lifecycle within Cadence's EDA ecosystem.
Role type
Sr Principal Software Engineer (AI Agents & Infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable agentic systems, evaluation frameworks, and production-grade AI capabilities for ChipStack SuperAgent.
Domain
Semiconductor design automation (EDA) + AI/ML systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems design, LLM deployment, AI evaluation frameworks, data pipeline engineering, observability, system optimization
Preferred skills
Agent architecture (reason-act loops, planning, tool calling), RAG pipelines, AI-assisted development workflows
Technologies
LLMs, RAG, embeddings, logging, tracing, monitoring
Responsibilities
Design scalable infrastructure for AI agents; Build robust evaluation frameworks; Develop data pipelines and retrieval systems; Contribute to CI/CD and observability; Optimize system performance for latency, cost, and reliability.
Seniority
Sr Principal, hands-on IC with strategic impact
