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 2.8 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 77.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 71 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cadence Design Systems overall takes an average of 20 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cadence Design Systems as a Software Engineer according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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