Principal Software Engineer
Cadence
Principal Software Engineer at Cadence is a full time role based in BANGALORE, India. It was published on 21 July 2026 and was open at last check.
| Role | Principal Software Engineer |
|---|---|
| Company | Cadence |
| Location | BANGALORE, India |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Published | 21 July 2026 |
| Status | Open at last check |
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Job Summary: Scientists around the world use Orion for early-stage drug discovery and design in the pursuit of improving human health. Orion combines the power of advanced HPC, computational methods, and in-browser 3D visualization & modeling to solve problems in drug discovery & design. Our innovative solutions enable customers to routinely model billions of compounds in-silico. Orion enables our customers to interactively explore chemical space, evaluate designs and gain scientific understanding.
As a Back-End Engineer, you’ll work with designers, scientists, and software engineers to enhance & extend Orion's capabilities -- architecting and optimizing the high-performance compute and storage systems that drive groundbreaking scientific discoveries. You'll be part of a team building cutting edge features, as well as helping to modernize existing software.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering, biology/chemistry or similar
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging complex distributed systems as part of a team
- Expert in Python, pytest, packaging, and Django
- Expert in GoLang, testing, packaging, and client/server, and familiarity with writing servers/clients
- Experience with PostgreSQL, SQLite, and relational database optimization and structural design
- Experience in Life Sciences, HPC, AWS, Docker, and containerized systems are a plus
- Experience with unit & end-to-end testing, CI/CD, source control, code review, comfortable using command line interfaces
- Strong background of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
- Passionate to learn and explore new technologies and demonstrates good analysis and problem-solving skills
Interpersonal skills required:
- Ability to establish a close working relationship with peers in development, science, design and customer success, often across time zones
- Take initiative to solve unexpected challenges during development
- Willing to expand their knowledge and skills in both technical and scientific areas
- Push to raise the bar while always operating with integrity
OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences is passionate about science and about taking care of team members, with leaders supporting your development and recognizing your contributions by providing an unmatched total compensation package in a collaborative, caring, energetic and fun work environment.
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.
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