Staff Applications Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The hiring process was consisted of a phone interview followed by a half day on site interview. There were 6 interviewers some in person and some over the phone. All the interviews were mostly focused on how my current skill set and experience would address the most latest industry challenges related to Cadence tool set. Over all the interviews were detailed and touching almost all aspects of current physical design challenges.
Questions
A few of the interview questions are below:
- Techniques to reduce overall chip power
- Techniques to reduce power and signal noise
- Pros and cons of useful skew
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cadence Design Systems Staff Applications Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Staff Applications Engineer 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 Staff Applications Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
- 5.0Staff App EngineerStaff Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaJune 14, 2015Pros: Good company, good people to work with. Always working on cutting edge technology.Cons: Can do better with compensation. Don't like forced shutdowns which is a letdown!!
- 3.0generalStaff Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CaliforniaOctober 19, 2015Pros: There are lots of new technology developed and training are more systematic. Since I worked for Cadence before, I can get familiar with enverioment very quickly.Cons: Need to readjust my role from previously working with R&D to now more dealing with customers. So the function has shifted from technically oriented to soft-skill oriented.
- 5.0Staff Applications EngineerStaff Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 20, 2015Pros: The benefits include a home office, great managers, challenging assignments and customers, great peers, and a collaborative work environment.Cons: Lots of management and structure changes. Very difficult to get to know (or be known by managers above my direct manager.
