Applications Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
Short phone interview with simple questions on resume like how much do you know about Perl, Verilog etc.
Confirmed for onsite interview immediately
Onsite : 3 rounds
1st 45 min didn't involve any questions, just discussion about position
2nd 1 hr heavily on Perl and my experience in scripting
3rd 1.5 hrs on Verilog, FSM, basic SystemVerilog and discussion about position
2nd and 3rd round were mostly coding on white board.
The hiring manager was really nice. Although I could not get an offer, he was extremely helpful and offered me feedback about my interview and we are still in touch.
Questions
Draw FSM for 4 bit counter with load, resetwrite Verilog code for itPerl regex questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Cadence Design Systems Applications Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cadence Design Systems's Applications Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place to workApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaFebruary 2, 2015Pros: We work on some very innovative and new tools.Cons: I can not think of any.
- 5.0Filed OrganizationApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaMay 6, 2016Pros: It is the best place to work, and it offers good career opportunities.Cons: Growth is little, and management needs to attract people.
- 3.0Very good coworkers; somewhat limited opportunities; need to invest more in customer supportApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaApril 9, 2014Pros: The best thing I can say is that most coworkers at the individual contributor level, and first-level managers who had worked their way up over time from the roles they were now managing, were very good and I have great respect for their skills, values, and work ethic. There are always exceptions to this of course, but they were the minority.Cons: On the field side, work/life balance is not satisfactory and that is echoed by others. It does depend on your customer assignments, though. Even in profitable spaces, however, management seems unwilling to make changes to alleviate this, even when asked directly and repeatedly. There is instead a push to just do more with less, and faster. In my observation, this results in lost opportunities for business growth and career development, and risks high rates of burnout.
