Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer interview experience

Across the whole process, there were six phone interviews in total, with coding rounds that leaned heavily on C++ plus algorithm-style questions.

The behavioral portion felt familiar in tone—more about how I worked and communicated—while the coding parts were where the emphasis really landed. I handled the coding by demonstrating C++ language knowledge and solving algorithm problems, and it helped that the interviewers moved in a clear sequence instead of jumping around.

In the end, the process took a bit of time because the rounds were spaced out with gaps of about two days. I didn’t get