About the role

Job Details: Job Description:
Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions. With a renewed focus on agility, software-first, and AI-driven solutions, Altera is shaping the future of computing by providing flexible

technology , empowering innovators with scalable products, from high-performance to power- and cost-optimized devices for cloud, network, and edge applications. Join us

our journey to becoming the #1 FPGA provider in the world as we redefine the next era of programmable innovations!

The Database, Infrastructure & Tooling (DBIT) Team plays a critical role in bringing Altera’s next-generation FPGA devices to Quartus Prime, our flagship design software. As the bridge between hardware and software, DBIT defines and implements how FPGA devices are modeled within Quartus. If

you’re

excited about solving complex engineering problems and working at the intersection of hardware and software, DBIT is the place for you.

We are looking for a seasoned software engineer to help us shape Altera’s industry-leading FPGA design software. You will work on initiatives like lightweight yet scalable data models to

represent

increasingly sophisticated FPGA architectures while

maintaining

high-performance APIs that power Quartus’

state-of-the-art

algorithms and data structures.

What

You Will Do

As an EDA Software Engineer for the DBIT team, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

U sing C++ and Python
to s pecify,
implement and
maintain
software
data models
to
represent

FPGA devices

.
Developing high-performance APIs to streamline the access to FPGA device databases to industry-leading algorithms for
synthesis, place ment,
rout ing , timing analysis ,
power analysis,
among others.

Collaborating with

multiple
hardware
and software
teams
while bringing the next-generation FPGA
devices
to Quartus.

Developing tools to aid/enhance

Altera’s

FPGA device bring-up process es .

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on
a number of
factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences,
trainings
, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$ 149.1K - $ 215.9K USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position.

Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations
.

Qualifications: What We Want to See

Real passion for software engineering :

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, computer

engineering
or related fields
with 6+ years of experience; OR

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, computer

engineering

or related fields with 4+ years of experience; OR

Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, computer

engineering
or related fields with 8+
year s of experience.
Excellent programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

Advanced background on algorithms and data structures.

Experience developing

EDA

tools.
Exceptional problem-solving skills.
Background on graph-based algorithms.
Background on HDL design using Verilog,

SystemVerilog

, and/or VHDL.

Experience

developing and
maintaining
internal applications and APIs.

Ways to

Earn Extra Points

Experience with FPGA architecture and tools.

Experience developing FPGA tools.

Job Type: Regular
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:
San Jose, California, United States
Additional Locations:
Posting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

EDA Software Engineer