Lead Software Engineer (Back-End Engineer)
Cadence
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Backend Development & System Design
- Design and develop scalable backend services for HPC-driven drug discovery workflows
- Build and maintain distributed systems supporting large-scale compound modeling
- Develop APIs and client-server systems using Python and Go
Performance & Optimization
- Optimize compute and storage systems for high-performance scientific workloads
- Improve database performance and schema design for large-scale datasets
- Support billions of in-silico compound evaluations efficiently
Testing & Quality Engineering
- Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks using pytest and other tools
- Participate in CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and automated deployment workflows
- Ensure system reliability through robust debugging and troubleshooting
Data & Infrastructure Engineering
- Work with PostgreSQL and SQLite for relational data modeling and optimization
- Design and manage database structures for scientific and computational data
- Work with containerized environments using Docker and cloud platforms like AWS
Collaboration & Scientific Integration
- Collaborate with scientists, product designers, and cross-functional engineering teams
- Translate scientific requirements into scalable software solutions
- Support life sciences workflows and computational chemistry applications
About The Company
Cadence
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware, and IP that turn design concepts into reality. For six years in a row, Fortune Magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial and health. We pride ourselves on creating and sustaining a company culture, that drives innovation and business success. Cadence is recognized as a Great Place to Work around the world, including as one of the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work For” over the last six years.
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