I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Feb 2015
Interview
A lot of telephonic rounds as the team is spread across the Europe / World. I applied via employee referral. Cadence has been a primary EDA tool vendor in most the places I have worked previously, I enjoyed a cordial relationship with their Engineers.
The HR contacted me and the telephone interviews followed thereafter. This may vary for other job roles though. I was interviewed by the manager, senior product engineers and other senior managers/engineers.
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A product engineering role acts as an interface between Cadence R&D and Application Engineering team and sometimes with Tier 1 customers for a particular Cadence tool/tool suite. Cadence wouldn't have shortlisted me if they doubted my technical abilities - an employee referral also helped me in this regard.
So, most of the questions were related to personality/behavior questions. There were technical questions with regard to the EDA tools and methodologies the role and also deals with questions related to previous educational qualifications and professional experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Noida) in Mar 2021
Interview
Employee referral. HR called after a week. Undergone 5 rounds of interview within a span of 10 days. Offer letter got generated on the 14th day. Overall it was a very smooth process.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems
Interview
Recruiter reached out saying hiring director very impressed about my background and experience. First round scheduled and interviewed by the hiring director. It was short and sweet conversation as this role shares 99% of what my current role does. The interview went smoothly and was expecting for a fast turnaround. But Cadence HR/hiring director gave absolutely zero follow-ups despite multiple follow-up emails I sent. Will definitely beware of these kind situations. Can't believe such things happening in Candence, a well-respected company of my own.
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Previous projects, why Cadence, why leaving current role, any experience managing teams oversea
I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
Phone interview was scheduled through email in April 2017, Manager asked about my resume and projects in the current company. He was very good and diligent in explaining the role and responsibility about the position. It lasted for about half an hour. 3 weeks later, they scheduled an on-site interview. It involved technical interviews by 6 people. The on-site interview lasted for about 5-6 hours. 1 week later, I received the offer.