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Principal Cloud Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Engineering
Employee
$188000-$282000
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Overview

Synopsys software engineers are key enablers in the world of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), developing and maintaining software used in chip design, verification and manufacturing. They work on assignments like designing, developing, and troubleshooting software, leveraging the state-of-the-art technologies like AI/ML, GenAI and Cloud. Their critical contributions enable world-wide EDA designers to extend the frontiers of semiconductors and chip development.

Job Description

Date posted 03/15/2026

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 16168 Base Salary Range $188000-$282000 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 03/15/2026

We Are: At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You Are: A seasoned professional with over 12 years of experience in building and deploying Cloud and AI solutions on commercial and/or government public cloud infrastructure. You are a hands-on leader with a strong background in building, deploying, and operating multi-tenant SaaS applications, Gen AI models and AI Agentic workflows with cloud-native architecture. Your exceptional verbal/written communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills have enabled you to effectively communicate and lead distributed teams. You are agile, capable of working with changing requirements and ambiguities. Your emphasis is on real-world experience in building, deploying, and operating distributed systems on scale using cloud technologies.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Architecting, developing, and deploying innovative cloud solutions in government and commercial public cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Building fullstack solutions with microservices architecture for both commercial and government cloud.
  • Developing and implementing cutting-edge generative AI models to solve complex problems and drive innovation across our organization.
  • Developing and maintaining AI pipelines, including data preprocessing, feature extraction, model training, and evaluation.
  • Developing Linux system level tools for storage optimization, data transfer etc.
  • Programming and developing high-quality unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing modules.
  • Understanding and implementing quality standards and software development life cycle processes.
  • Developing DevOps tools and processes for the automated CI/CD pipelines for developer, QA, and production environments.

The Impact You Will Have:

  • You will play a key role in delivering state-of-the-art cloud and AI solutions to a diverse array of customers.
  • Your work will directly contribute to the success and growth of Synopsys Cloud.
  • Your leadership will foster a culture of innovation and excellence within the team.
  • You will play a pivotal role in Synopsys' journey towards continuous technological innovation.

What You’ll Need:

  • 12+ years of experience in building and deploying solutions on public cloud infrastructure on Azure and/or other Cloud providers.
  • Proficiency in programming and experience in patterns such as object-oriented & functional programming.
  • You have solid experience developing and implementing generative AI models, with a strong understanding of deep learning techniques such as GPT, VAE, and GANs.
  • You are proficient in Python and have experience with machine learning libraries and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
  • You have experience with natural language processing (NLP) techniques and tools, such as Hugging Face.
  • Experience with REST API; Understanding of OpenAPI/Swagger.
  • JavaScript, or TypeScript development experience; High availability solutions using NodeJS and REST Middleware.
  • Experience in developing UI with Angular/ React frameworks.
  • Experience of developing high-quality unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing modules.
  • Hands-on experience in configuring, deploying, managing, and monitoring applications on Azure, AWS, and GCP, especially for Government projects.
  • Good working knowledge and background in Cloud deployments, Containerization, Microservices Architectures and Kubernetes.
  • Hand-on experience in Linux system level programming, deep understanding of Linux operating system internals
  • Good understanding of network protocols such as TCP, Storage protocols such as NFS
  • Cloud certifications: Azure preferred, AWS, GCP
  • Hands-on experience using cloud native DevOps tools and processes in creating automated CI /CD pipelines

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of: Our Cloud R&D team is responsible for architecting, developing, and deploying the innovative solutions, services, and the entire eco-system to enable our customers to buy, monitor, and run our software products on the cloud.

Compensation and Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which will be discussed during the interview process.


At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.

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At Synopsys, innovation is driven by our incredible team around the world. We feel honored to work alongside such talented and passionate individuals who choose to make a difference here every day. We're proud to provide the comprehensive benefits and rewards that our team truly deserves.

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