CCadence Design Systems·Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

On campus placement, I went through a fairly direct path: resume shortlisting first, then two rounds of interview scheduled back-to-back.

There wasn’t a written test in the flow I experienced, and both rounds were technical, with a strong focus on SystemVerilog and verification.

In the technical discussions, I had to work through concepts rather than just describe them, and the language-heavy nature of the questions meant I needed to be comfortable explaining how I’d approach verification problems and how I understood the core pieces. The rounds felt like they were trying to gauge depth in the verification workflow and how well I could reason in the moment.

When I looked at the overall experience across similar tracks, what

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