Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Model Group

Company: Xilinx
Location: San Jose
Posted on: November 22, 2020

Job Description:

Description

At Xilinx, we are leading the industry transformation to build an adaptable, intelligent world. ARE YOU bold, collaborative, and creative? At Xilinx, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to revolutionize the world of technology. We believe that by embracing diverse ideas, pushing boundaries, and working together as ONEXILINX, anything is possible.

Our culture of innovation began with the invention of the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and with the 2018 introduction of our Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP), has made a quantum leap in capability, solidifying our role as the adaptable platform supplier of choice. From the start, we have always believed in providing inventors with products and platforms that are infinitely adaptable. From self-driving cars, to world-record genome processing, to AI and big data, to the world's first 5G networks, we empower the world's builders and visionaries whose ideas solve every day problems and enhance people's lives.

If you are PASSIONATE, ADAPTABLE, and INNOVATIVE, Xilinx is the right place for you! At Xilinx we care deeply about creating meaningful development experiences while building a strong sense of belonging and connection. We foster an environment of empowered learning, wellness, community engagement, and recognition, so you can focus on work that matters - world class technology that improves the way we live and work. We are ONEXILINX.

We are looking for a high caliber and seasoned software engineer with a proven track record of delivering robust commercial software solutions . The suitable candidate will be working on the Vivado tool suite focusing on research and development of innovative solutions for the core data model (Netlist and Constraints) for the Xilinx portfolio of devices including the Adaptable Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP).

Responsibilities:

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• Work within and across teams to extend the software architecture and implement distributed flows to significantly improve runtime performance and memory usage
  
• Assess new hardware architecture features in our device pipeline, drive recommendations for solutions in the tool chain
  
• Identify opportunities to use cutting edge industry standard technologies for code optimization to handle large data sets
  
• Ensure timely delivery of high quality product that meets business and technical requirements
  
• Engage with the application/field engineers to address critical customer designs issues
  
• Mentor junior developers and continuously improve software engineering practices
  
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
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  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field with 12+years of relevant industry experience or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field with 8+years of relevant industry experience or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
    
  • Proven track record developing commercial software solutions
    
  • Expertise in software architecture, data structures/algorithm and C++ skills with emphasis on memory, runtime, quality and scalability
    
    
  • Knowledge on VHDL, Verilog, or EDIF
    
  • C++ Code Debugger experience
    
  • Experience with FPGA or ASIC design flows is a plus
    
  • Experience with Python, Perl, TCL and/or other scripting language.
    
    

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