LeadSoftwareEngineer–Compiler/LLVM

## **At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.** 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. 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. **At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.** **Job Title:** Lead Software Engineer – Compiler/LLVM **Location:** Cork, Ireland **_or_** Belo Horizonte, Brazil **Reports to:** Sr Software Architect **Job Overview:** Tensilica, a Cadence company, delivers configurable processor IP and DSP solutions powering AI, vision, audio, and communications workloads. Its Xtensa® architecture enables highly optimized, domain-specific designs with industry-leading performance and efficiency. The C Compiler team builds the toolchain that unlocks this performance. Working on LLVM-based compilers for Xtensa processors, the team drives code generation, architecture-aware optimizations, and real-world workload performance. In close partnership with hardware teams, they enable new capabilities and deliver production-grade tools used by leading semiconductor and systems companies. **Responsibilities:** * Design and implement compiler optimisations and features for Xtensa processors * Drive improvements in code generation, performance tuning, and architecture enablement across the toolchain * Partner closely with hardware and architecture teams on new ISA features and capabilities * Analyse and optimise real‑world workloads, including AI, DSP, and vision use cases *