Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

I had an in-person meeting with the hiring manager and design team, where we discussed my prior work and education, and I walked through my engineering thesis—its goals and what came out of it. It felt like the interview was trying to understand how I think, not just what I memorized.

The later technical direction focused strongly on specialized concepts. In a separate stage, I was asked in depth about filters, filter realizations, and core DSP ideas, tied closely to projects I had worked on. The discussions stayed technical and detailed rather than general.

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