CCadence Design Systems·Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

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Urbana, ILPosted May 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a New Grad software engineer position, and my process felt pretty focused.

The first round was an easy-to-medium LeetCode-style coding question. It wasn’t overly broad, but it was definitely meant to test core problem-solving.

The final round was an interview with two engineers. That round probed my C/C++ knowledge and also went over my resume in a more conversational, technical way—tying my background to what the team might actually build.

It was overall on the easier side for me, and I ended up receiving an offer. The best part was that the questions felt directly connected to the fundamentals that matter for the job, and the pace didn’t feel like it was trying

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