Software Engineer II, AI Platform - San Jose, United States
$101,500 - $188,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Cadence Design Systems is seeking a Software Engineer II, AI Platform to contribute to building scalable and resilient Agentic AI solutions.
What you'll do
- Build scalable and resilient Agentic AI solutions. - Translate requirements into high-level and detailed architectures. - Combine diverse technologies and frameworks into practical platform implementations. - Develop software systems using Python, C++, or similar programming languages.
What you'll need
- BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 3+ years of industry experience, or an MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields. - Advanced experience working with core EDA, LLM/ML, or data analytics such as LangChain, Spark, PyTorch, or TensorFlow. - Understanding of AI/ML fundamentals. - In-depth understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems. - Development experience in Python, C++, or similar programming languages.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience of building agentic AI solutions.
Skills: AI Platform, LLM/ML, data analytics, deep learning frameworks, Agentic AI solutions
This role has been open 135 days — well above the 64-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
104
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$216k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cadence Design Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (104 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 104 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 132 | 6298 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 135 d | 64 d (+71 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $216k |
Skills observed across this category: AI Platform, LLM/ML, data analytics, deep learning frameworks, Agentic AI solutions
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 25 open roles · median 54 d
- NVIDIA · 18 open roles · median 60 d
- Graphcore · 8 open roles · median 120 d
- AMD · 6 open roles · median 43 d
- Intel Corporation · 6 open roles · median 15 d
- Micron Technology · 6 open roles · median 47 d
How we counted: 104 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (AI ML Hardware) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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