Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

I received my first email contact just over 30 days later, and after that I did three phone interviews with different senior team members over the next couple of months. The conversations themselves were constructive and straightforward, and I appreciated how pleasant the discussions felt.

What made the experience unpleasant wasn’t the interviews—it was everything after the final phone interview. The hiring decision seemed unclear, and weeks passed without any updates. When I followed up, I was told there was nothing new to share, and even when I made it clear I needed to respond to another