# Software Engineer II

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Candidate will work on Palladium Debug software. He/she will use C++ to do new feature development and enhance/maintain existing features. Skills You’ll Need: Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s and at least 2 years of experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. Proficiency in C++ programming on Linux, demonstrated through coursework, academic research, internships, open-source contributions, or personal projects. Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, computational complexity, and object-oriented programming. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical problems and develop logical, structured solutions. Basic understanding of software debugging and testing principles. Familiarity with coding agents and their application to software development tasks such as codebase exploration, implementation, debugging, test development, and documentation. Ability to review and validate agent-generated results, with an understanding of their correctness and broader technical

- **Id**: 4045541
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cadence-design-systems-software-engineer-ii-19>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T23:46:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T23:46:00Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3522
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: EDA Software, Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4351
- **Name**: Cadence Design Systems
- **Domain**: cadence.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cadence>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 109
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.761
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 60
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 105000
- **Max**: 195000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 195000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Cadence Palladium** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: yes
- **CI/CD** — Optional: yes
- **CMake** — Optional: yes
- **Git** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T23:46:00Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 368 · green card filings: 176; Filings 12m: 368

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 60
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T02:34:31Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 195000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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