I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
Cadence HR approached me on LinkedIn for a Lead Application Engineer position and bought me on site for technical interview which was carried by four different managers from different Engineering domains. Al though the interview was challenging I liked their work ethic and the way they demonstrated my duties. Interviewers covered a broad range of questions from technical, personality and critical thinking.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
You know your tool doesn't support the features customer is asking for. How do you approach your customer and how are you going to solve his problem? And last but not least, What precautions do you take to keep the business relationship alive.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Bengaluru)
Interview
It was a good interview with medium-to-difficult questions. It took 4 rounds of technical interview. You should have strong fundamentals and analytical thinking to crack interview.
You need to demonstrate your experience and skills smartly and apply your skills wisely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Describe your top 3 challenges that you've handled successfully in previous company?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2018
Interview
Recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn, followed by phone screen with the Hiring Manager. Within couple of weeks received a call to appear for an on-site interview.
The time between being contacted for the first time and receiving a final decision regarding an offer/rejection was about one month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your Master's Thesis in layman's language, How do you handle challenging situations etc
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2017
Interview
I got this interview via employee referral. Firstly there was one phone screen. Followed by half a day long onsite interview. Verbal offer in a week and actual offer in another 3 weeks.