Cadence

Cadence

Senior Principal Applied ML Engineer

SAN JOSE · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$154k-$286kDetected 7 days ago
CI/CDMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsRAGAgentic AIDesign SystemsCadenceTest AutomationManual TestingResearch

About the role

  • The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with practical experience in ML systems and agent infrastructure, enabling deployment of high-impact AI solutions in production environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable infrastructure for AI agents operating within Cadence's ChipStack SuperAgent ecosystem.
  • Build robust evaluation frameworks to measure agent performance, reliability, and alignment with engineering workflows.
  • Develop data pipelines, retrieval systems, and context-engineering strategies to support consistent and grounded agent behavior.
  • Optimize system performance across latency, cost, reliability, and scalability dimensions.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including design, refactoring, debugging, and testing of complex distributed systems. Demonstrated experience building production-quality systems.
  • We take pride in what we build and go the extra mile to ensure an exceptional experience for our users.
  • The ML / Software Engineer - ChipStack SuperAgent Team will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating AI agents that enhance productivity across the semiconductor design lifecycle.
  • This engineer will contribute to the development of robust agent infrastructure, evaluation systems, and production-grade AI capabilities integrated within Cadence's electronic design automation (EDA) ecosystem.

Requirements

  • BS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 7 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 5 years of experience
  • Experience designing evaluation frameworks for AI systems, including benchmarking, regression testing, and failure analysis.
  • Agent architecture: Experience with reason-act loops, planning/evaluation/self-correction patterns, tool/function calling, persistent memory systems, and structured outputs.
  • experience with prompt engineering, context management, and alignment techniques.
  • We build at lightning speed, but never compromise on the high standards required by the semiconductor industry.

Skills

  • Chips are at the center of today's tech-driven world.

Compensation

  • Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure.
  • Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
  • The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000.

Benefits

  • We are innovators who challenge industry norms and push forward our vision of how silicon should be built.
  • bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • Our benefits programs include:
  • paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

Company info

  • We are low on ego, but high on collaboration.
  • We are okay to be wrong and are always open to learning.
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