I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Diego, CA) in Aug 2015
Interview
I was interviewed for AE role in California, had two telephonic interviews or 30 - 60mins and one live interview of 1 hour. Some questions were a little tricky but it was mostly general interviews to assess if I know the full PnR flow. They preferred that I knew scripting and my basics must have been sufficient for the PnR AE job. Salary negotiation took a little longer and they matched my current salary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the advantages and disadvantages of routing clocks with M8/M9 instead of M4-M7
Any scripting experience (TCL)
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems
Interview
Easy process for an experienced engineer. I was asked standard questions on behavioral and of course on technical questions on semiconductor manufacturing and latest state of the art tools in the EDA space.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whats your experience on nano meter physical design flow?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Chelmsford, MA) in Apr 2019
Interview
Process started with a referral from an employee. Conducted a 2:1 phone interview with the hiring manager and principal team member. Followed up with an on-site interview with 4 other senior team members. The following day the team had a round-table wrap-up to make their hiring recommendation. The day after I received a verbal offer. Very smooth process.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Mar 2019
Interview
The entire interview process was over the phone. Went on for a week. Received feedback by the end of the week with an offer. Negotiated over the next week to bump it up a bit. The hiring team along with the recruiter were very friendly and pleasant to deal with.
