Applications Engineer Interview Experience - United States
Process
Initial 2 hour phone interview when the manager was convinced and short listed me for an on-site.
The on site interview was for 7 rounds one hour each.
I was interviewed by the entire team one by one.
I had to use a white board to sketch and explain concepts. It mostly revolved around my projects and also certain fundamental concepts were tested.
Questions
Covered entire digital VLSI and RTL2GDSII flow, pseudo-codes, power optimization, physical design, timing analysis, Perl, antenna effect.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Cadence Design Systems Applications Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in the United States is on the easier side as most 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 United States.
Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
- 4.0Good companyApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 26, 2021Pros: Good work life balance, Good pay and culture is also good.Cons: I don't think of any.
- 2.0Not a good place for Field Applications EngineersApplications Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaFebruary 7, 2018Pros: Good compensation. Company values set by the CEO are good.Cons: No work life balance. Very political and back-stabbing environment. Growth is slow, with no path to progress. The Applications Engineering team is replacing older employees with new-grads. Upper management is all fluff and doesn't care much other than winning business. Employees are like resources and with 15-20 AEs reporting to one manager there is very poor management.
- 5.0Great comapnyApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaDecember 17, 2025Pros: Good benefits, management, people, time offCons: The pay is lower compared to similar companies.
