Good Place to Work
Good Place to Work
People are professional and sociable; plenty of interesting software and IC design problems to solve; good work life balance
Industry is not growing as fast and exciting as before.
Encourage and enable people to explore more.
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Cadence Design Systems Interview Experiences
Software Architect
There were two groups I interviewed with, after the initial phone screen. One was on a Thursday and the other was on the following Monday, I had an offer by Thu of the second week. The total time from phone screen to written offer was 2 weeks. The qu
Software Architect
I spent half a day in their office, talked to 4 R&D members. I was mainly commenting about my previous experiences and answering technical questions about C++ programming or EDA algorithms.
Application Engineer Intern
It was very straightforward. First round was behavioral with typical questions such as tell me about yourself. Second round was a 45 minute technical interview which felt more like a conversation rather than an interview. Went through my resume and a
Software Architect
San Jose, CaliforniaJuly 1, 2015There were two groups I interviewed with, after the initial phone screen. One was on a Thursday and the other was on the following Monday, I had an offer by Thu of the second week. The total time from phone screen to written offer was 2 weeks. The qu
Software Architect
San Jose, CaliforniaSeptember 1, 2015I spent half a day in their office, talked to 4 R&D members. I was mainly commenting about my previous experiences and answering technical questions about C++ programming or EDA algorithms.
Application Engineer Intern
San Jose, CaliforniaNovember 20, 2025It was very straightforward. First round was behavioral with typical questions such as tell me about yourself. Second round was a 45 minute technical interview which felt more like a conversation rather than an interview. Went through my resume and a
