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Software Developer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

March 1, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

They found my resume from previous applications and reached out for an interview.

Overall from my experience, the scheduling was a nightmare.

I was given 2 days notice for the first interview, which was cutting it a little short but was ok.

The first interview itself was fine and fun, though the interviewer never told me what role they were recruiting for.

I was asked some questions about my resume, and then was asked some technical questions.

The second interview was a nightmare, because it never happened for the silliest reason: they forgot to add me to the meeting invite.

They told me when my interview was the day of, and only gave me a 2 hour window to accept/decline it, during which I was doing other things, and so missed it.

HR was pretty rude in their follow up after that.

Questions

If you had to implement a sort algorithm, which data container in the C++ STD library would you use: Vector or List?

Given a bunch of random points (in the positive quadrant of an x y plane), how would you find the min-sided polygon made of points such that all other points are within the polygon?

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Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cadence Design Systems's Software Developer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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