CCadence Design Systems·Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

IsraelPosted Feb 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a technical interview that, unfortunately, didn’t feel like the interviews I’d had with other companies.

The difficulty was only “average,” but the emotional tone was hard to ignore.

The interviewer’s attitude was unpleasant. When I made a small mistake in my solution, instead of guiding me back or asking follow-ups that would clarify what they wanted, the reaction felt contemptuous. That kind of response threw me off and didn’t feel aligned with how I’ve seen technical interviews handled elsewhere.

I didn’t receive an offer, and I left frustrated more because of the way the interviewers treated the process than because the technical content was extremely hard. The lasting impression was that

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