Cadence

Lead Software Engineer (Back-End Engineer)

India · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerCadence
LocationIndia
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted2 Apr 2026

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.

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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
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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