Lead C++ Software Engineer (R**/kr)

  • Montreal
  • Cadence Design Systems
We are looking for an exceptional C++ software engineer to join the Protium Software Development Team to develop and enhance the Protium FPGA-Based Prototyping product which is used by leading CPU/GPU/HyperScaler companies for pre-Silicon software validation of their SOC’s. You will develop new algorithms and optimizations for QoR (Quality of Results) and performance for the Protium Compiler working with a small team of super star engineers to develop our next generation FPGA based verification platform. Responsibilities: Enhance Static Timing Analysis (STA) in the Protium Compiler. Work includes implementing new algorithms in C++ to support Multi-cycle constraints and other SDC exceptions such as set_false_path. Optimize memory and runtime by using multi-threading and distributed computing . Develop the EDA automation flow for the platform with other engineers. Write Design Specifications and Unit Tests for your code Position Requirements/Qualifications: Bachelors in Computer Science, Electrical /Computer Engineering and a minimum of 4 years of related experience, or Masters and a minimum of 2 years of related experience, or PhD with thesis in a relevant area. Ideally you are a solid contributor in the FPGA or ASIC prototyping/synthesis/verification space and have delivered great QoR on these platforms. You are well renowned for your excellent programming skills in C/C++ and you document your work clearly and love talking about it to your team. You are very comfortable with Verilog or SystemVerilog and understand digital circuits . Usage of popular logic simulators and some experience in multi-threaded/ concurrent programming are pluses. The role requires exceptional software skills and Object Oriented Programming experience to be a good match Knowledge and experience of ML / AI algorithms and deployment in production code a plus