Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jan 9, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 24%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 15%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
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Cadence Design Systems interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cadence Design Systems with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 29 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cadence Design Systems overall takes an average of 11 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cadence Design Systems as a Software Engineer according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 8%
Other: 8%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Phone interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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