Timing Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
January 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1st round - Manager
2nd round - 4 hr interview included 30 min break
Different members of design team interviewed like one from design team, one from timing team, one from DFT
Questions
What are the i/p's of timing engine ? setup/hold checks, regex using perl CDC, false path, Half cycle path timing arcs
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cadence Design Systems Timing Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cadence Design Systems's interview process for their Timing Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cadence Design Systems's Timing Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Cadence Design Systems Work Experiences
4.0
Good Learning
Sr. Principal Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California
September 26, 2023
Pros: Top technical work and helpful colleagues.
Cons: There is less transparency for future projects.
4.0
Great Place to work
Applications Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California
April 30, 2021
Pros: The company has a good culture and great management.
Cons: Slow growth and sometimes less career opportunities
3.0
Good place to work, but there's room for improvement
Lead Applications Engineer • Current Employee
Laguna Niguel, California
March 23, 2016
Pros: The people that work at Cadence are fantastic and the work environment is good.
Lip Bu has been doing a great job as the CEO.
Cons: Somewhat political. Layoffs in bad times, layoffs in good times, layoffs are a part of life at Cadence. It's unfortunate that they kick good talent to the curb without seeing if they could transfer internally.
- 4.0Good LearningSr. Principal Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CaliforniaSeptember 26, 2023Pros: Top technical work and helpful colleagues.Cons: There is less transparency for future projects.
- 4.0Great Place to workApplications Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CaliforniaApril 30, 2021Pros: The company has a good culture and great management.Cons: Slow growth and sometimes less career opportunities
- 3.0Good place to work, but there's room for improvementLead Applications Engineer • Current EmployeeLaguna Niguel, CaliforniaMarch 23, 2016Pros: The people that work at Cadence are fantastic and the work environment is good. Lip Bu has been doing a great job as the CEO.Cons: Somewhat political. Layoffs in bad times, layoffs in good times, layoffs are a part of life at Cadence. It's unfortunate that they kick good talent to the curb without seeing if they could transfer internally.
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