Engineer II Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
It was a very pleasant experience. Everybody was helpful and friendly. The questions would start from basics and the interviewer would build on that. This helped in answering the more complex questions with much ease. I had 2 telephonic interviews (~1.5 hours each) and 1 on-site (~5 rounds). They spent a good amount of time describing about their experience, work and the positions. It was fun to be a part of this interview questions.
Questions
The languages are C, Perl, Python, Tcl, and Verilog.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cadence Design Systems Engineer II role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Engineer II 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 Engineer II interview process in San Jose, California.
Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place for a jobInter Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaNovember 5, 2015Pros: People are friendly. There is a fairly large amount of social activities to know your colleagues. All the managers I know are very knowledgeable and give excellent guidance.Cons: No free food or free gym. That's my only complaint!!!
- 4.0Great Place to WorkSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaNovember 16, 2025Pros: People are friendly. There are 7 recharge days.Cons: Poor coffee machine Upper management conflict
- 4.0Great company, average benefits.Verification Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaFebruary 8, 2018Pros: Future projects are interesting, benefits are good for senior levels.Cons: Average benefits for junior level employees. Salaries are decent.
