Software Engineer II

Candidate will work on Palladium Debug software. He/she will use C++ to do new feature development and enhance/maintain existing features.

• 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 implications.
• Willingness and ability to learn unfamiliar technologies, engineering tools, and technical domains.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative engineering environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Sound technical judgment, with attention to correctness, simplicity, performance, maintainability, and overall software quality.
• Algorithms and optimization, including graph algorithms, partitioning, clustering, matching, flow and cut algorithms, heuristics, metaheuristics, or combinatorial optimization.
• Parallel and concurrent programming, including multithreading, synchronization, task scheduling, distributed computation, SIMD programming, vectorization, or GPU acceleration.
• Performance engineering, including profiling, memory optimization, cache-aware data structures, workload analysis, or algorithmic tuning.
• Systems programming, computer architecture, operating systems, compilers, or large-scale data processing.
• Electronic Design Automation, digital logic design, simulation, emulation, verification, or semiconductor design workflows.
• Experience with modern software development workflows and tools on Linux, including version control systems such as Git or Perforce; build tools and systems such as Make and CMake; testing frameworks such as GoogleTest; and practices such as continuous integration, static analysis, and code review.
• Hands-on experience applying coding AI agents to multi-step software engineering tasks, such as repository exploration, technical planning, implementation, build execution, test development, debugging, validation, and iterative refinement.

The annual salary range for California is $105,000 to $195,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. 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. 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.