Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience - Urbana, Illinois
Process
I interviewed for the new grad software engineer position.
First round was an easy/medium LeetCode style question.
Second (final) round was an interview with 2 engineers, probing C/C++ knowledge and going over resume.
Questions
A knight chess piece is on an MxN board at some starting square. Given another square, create an algorithm to find the number of moves it would take for the knight to get to the square. Analyze time and space complexity of algorithm.
What do keywords such as static and volatile mean in C/C++, and when do you use them?
What is STL? Any experience working with STL?
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Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Software Engineer 2 roles in Urbana, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
- 5.0Best company in IndiaSoftware Engineer 2 • Current EmployeeBangalore Rural, IndiaMarch 24, 2026Pros: 1. Best work culture. 2. Competitive projects on cutting edge technologies. 3. Polite and understanding management. 4. Great work life balance.Cons: There are absolutely no cons.
- 2.0Unethical CompanySoftware Engineer 2 • Former EmployeeNoida, IndiaJune 2, 2021Pros: Medium pay. Good employee benefits. There is nothing more to add.Cons: So unethical company. When I resigned the manager asked me my desired relieving day. I told him and he didn't show any concerns with this. On the last day they ask me for short notice period recovery. They should have clearly told earlier that I will have to pay for short notice. FnF not provided even in one month. Finance people don't reply to your mails. This is the worst company i have ever worked with. I recommend everybody not to work with this company. Bad kind of work/domain No growth Unresponsive HR/management/finance Unethical HR The team in which I worked has a very bad WLB. Manager is non-cooperative.
- 2.0Cadence Design Systems - Software Engineer 2Software Engineer 2 • Former EmployeeBengaluru, IndiaNovember 16, 2022Pros: Work life balance is good.Cons: Compensation is not as per market standards.
