<p>At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.</p> <p>The Graphics Team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer specializing in modern rendering techniques to join the team.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Implement new application functionality across the rendering engines </li><li>Address core performance issues with GPU rendering </li><li>Support other R&D teams as they develop new features requiring rendering support </li><li>Extend GPU Rendering technology to new products </li><li>Broaden GPU support by closing functional gaps </li></ul> <p>Experience</p> <ul> <li>Bachelors in Computer Science + 7 years of experience, or </li><li>Masters in Computer Science + 5 years of experience, or </li><li>PhD in Computer Science + 1 year of experience </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <ul> <li>Outstanding and demonstrable working knowledge of modern rendering practices </li><li>Programming Languages: C, C++, GLSL </li><li>Experience with 2D/3D rendering APIs: OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan </li><li>Experience with the entire application development lifecycle - designing, coding, testing, debugging applications </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills </li><li>Excellent debug and problem solving skills </li></ul> <p>Great To Have</p> <ul> <li>Ability to 'see beyond the code' to understand it's architecture to propose and implement practical and elegant solutions </li><li>Experience with large code bases </li><li>Capacity to work independently with minimal supervision </li><li>Familiarity with Visual Studio and Perforce </li><li>Strong curiosity and a passion for learning </li><li>Basic understanding of PCB design and manufacturing </li><li>Experience with supporting customer environments </li></ul> <p>We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't.</p>