Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

I was asked mostly schooling-based questions about my background, along with a few things about what technical skills I had and what I was comfortable with. It felt more like a quick check that I could explain my experiences clearly.

Another part of the process was similarly brief and grounded in personal and technical conversation: introductions, a handful of personal questions, then discussion of project and team context. The whole timeline felt like it was meant to finish within days to a few weeks. I received an offer, and the main reflection I had afterward was that it didn’t feel like