Senior Software Architect Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
30 minutes phone screening with HR + 1-hour technical phone with the hiring manager.
Onsite one week later: 7 interviews with no break! (no lunch, no water, no coffee). The youngest interviewer was at least 60!
The worst interview ever! Except for one guy, all the rest were rude and trying to humiliate. No respect at all.
The hardware guys keep asking hardware verification until you don't know the answer and then they start bragging about themselves.
Software guys are softer!
Questions
1-The "Hold-Time" is violated for 1ps, what do you do?
2-Design an XOR only using NAND and prove mathematically your answer is optimal
3- The rest were LeetCode data structure.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Senior Software Architect roles in Sunnyvale, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cadence Design Systems's Senior Software Architect interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
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