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At a glance
Cadence is hiring a Software Architect in San Jose, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 1. The advertised pay is $185,500–$344,500 a year. Cadence has 99 other openings in the US, 76 of them in San Jose, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 135 Software & IT openings in San Jose, CA today; the typical one asks for 10 years and advertises about $212,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Cadence advertises $185,500 to $344,500 a year, a midpoint of $265,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is higher than about 80% of the 1,317 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $213,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Cadence
Cadence has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 6 states. Most are in software & IT (45), hardware & chips (20) and sales & BD (5). The biggest locations are San Jose, CA (77), Austin, TX (20) and Cary, NC (7). None of them is fully remote, 6% are open to entry-level candidates and 80% show pay. We collect Cadence's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Cadence's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Virtual Protocol Solutions Architect
Streamline development of AVIP and Virtual Bridge to improve performance, software stack development and Qemu based device modeling.
Use AI methods to develop Debug flow for AVIP and Virtual Bridge Work with ixcom team to optimize GSFIFO technology for AVIP use cases
Work with customers to gather product requirments and help with acrchitecture of next generation AVIP protocol
The annual salary range for California is $185,500 to $344,500. 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.
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.
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