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      EDA Software Engineer Interview

      12 Jul 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Pittsburgh, PA

      Other EDA Software Engineer interview reviews for Cadence Design Systems

      EDA Software Engineer Interview

      25 Oct 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Pittsburgh, PA
      No offer
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Pittsburgh, PA)

      Interview

      Contacted by HR to schedule an interview with the manager. I applied online and got the response in 15 days. The questions were staright forward and i answered them well, even the manager appreciated my answers. But they sent me a reject mail after making me wait for 3 weeks and the HR did not even reply for my follow up email. Overall the questions were easy but the manager and the HR seems irresponsible.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Alogorithms and data structures questions regarding linked list, array etc. questions in C++ concepts mostly in pointers.
      Answer question
      2
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2018

      Interview

      Process took 2 weeks. I had applied through portal. Received phone screen call which was technical. I was asked C++ concept based questions and question based on the resume. On-site interview was set up next week. Questions to test knowledge of algorithms and implementation of said algorithms in C++. Other concept based questions. Full day interview for about 8 hours, with 10 different employees.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Merge sort, Add 2 numbers in linked lists, Quick sort, atoi function
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      EDA Software Engineer Interview

      16 Apr 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Philadelphia, PA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Philadelphia, PA)

      Interview

      It was a 30-minute phone interview. The hiring manager asked very basic interview questions. He mainly asked questions based on C++ programming Did not need employee referral even though I was applying for entry level position.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Difference between array and linked lists?
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      Question 2

      Which is better?(array or linked list) When to use each of these?
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      Question 3

      How to insert/ delete elements in a linked list?
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      2