Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Physical Verification

SAN JOSE💼 Full-time💰 $161,000–$299,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and implement robust software for physical verification of advanced semiconductor devices at leading-edge nodes.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (physical verification)

Builds

Physical verification software for semiconductor design and manufacturing

Domain

Semiconductor / Physical Verification / Computational Geometry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C, C++, complex mathematical problem solving, geometric problem solving, software validation, documentation

Preferred skills

Physical Verification domain expertise, Computational Geometry expertise, software for engineering/scientific applications

Technologies

C, C++

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About Cadence

Software Development11438San Jose, California, US

Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems. Our design solutions, based on Cadence’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy, are essential for the world’s leading semiconductor and systems companies to build their next-generation products from chips to full electromechanical systems that serve a wide range of markets, including hyperscale computing, mobile communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, life sciences and robotics. In 2024, Cadence was recognize