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Cadence Design Systems

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Not a good place for Field Applications Engineers - Applications Engineer Cadence Design Systems Employee Review

2.0
7 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation. Company values set by the CEO are good.

Cons

No work life balance. Very political and back-stabbing environment. Growth is slow, no path to progress. The Applications Engineering team is replacing older employees with new-grads. Upper management is all fluff and doesn't care much other than winning business. Employees are like resources and with 15-20 AEs reporting to one manager there is very poor management.

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Pros

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Cons

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