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Cadence

Lead C++ Software Engineer

Burlington, MA$101,500 – $188,500Posted 3 days ago

Immigration summary

Visa sponsorship

Highly likelyHigh confidence

This employer sponsors this kind of work repeatedly, and is still filing this year.

305 recent H-1B filings · 73 similar-role filings

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Green card sponsorship

Strong historyHigh confidence

This employer has recently sponsored green cards at scale.

64 recent certified PERM filings · 36 similar-role filings

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Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The Cadence Palladium Platform is world most scalable emulation system that verifies most of the latest design innovations in electronics worldwide. We are looking for a talented engineer to join our team and contribute to the world’s fastest emulator compiler development. You’ll have a great opportunity to make a difference by applying your creativity and problem-solving skills, learn and/or apply multi-threading/distributed computing to solve large scale compile problems such logic optimization, partitioning and routing

Strong understanding of software data structure and algorithms and proficiency in C/C++ are basic job requirements.

Requirements

  • MS. With 2 year experience or Ph.D in engineering, computer science or related field.
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and databases.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in C++, gdb debugging, and general software development skills
  • Familiarity with Linux/Unix development.
  • Exposure to build and version-control systems.
  • Coursework in Hardware Descript Language, such as Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL.
  • Exposure to electronic design platforms.

The annual salary range for Massachusetts is $101,500 to $188,500. 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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Current posting

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Employer H-1B history

305
recent certified H-1B filings
162
new-hire petitions
73
filings for similar roles
340
so far in FY2026

Filed titles like this role: software engineer · software engineer i

More evidence details
  • 73 certified H-1B filings for this same role, 162 new-hire petitions across the employer, and 194 new hires already this year
  • 73 certified H-1B filings for this same role
  • 305 recent certified H-1B filings across the employer
  • Still filing this year — 340 filings in FY2026
  • 135 USCIS H-1B new-employment approvals, counted separately from LCA filings
  • Strong filing activity in MA
  • 424 further USCIS approvals for extensions or transfers
  • The posting says nothing about sponsorship either way

Strong filing activity in MA.

Green card sponsorship evidence

Employer PERM history

64
recent certified PERM filings
36
filings for similar roles
4
filings in this location
Certified PERM filings by fiscal year
202353
202456
202574
2026118YTD

Filing history reflects past employer behavior; it isn't a promise for this opening.

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How Openbound evaluates sponsorship

Visa history uses official U.S. Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data and USCIS H-1B petition history. Green card history uses DOL PERM disclosure data. Each is read for the employer as a whole, for roles like this one, and for this location, weighted toward the most recent fiscal years.

An employer is matched to its filing entities by verified legal name and reviewed aliases; a match is never made on a name resemblance alone. Where no verified entity can be matched, the page says so and draws no conclusion from the absence. 111 filing titles were examined for this employer.

What this posting states outranks history in both directions, and an employer's published policy outranks past filings. Filing history reflects past behavior; it is not a promise of sponsorship for this opening, and none of this is legal advice.