I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems
Interview
It was an internal transfer. so, interview had basic questions related to current project. They asked about current project difficulties and memory/performance optimization questions. There were two rounds only, first with project manager to understand rhe requirements and second was technical.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
I applied for this job through internal referral. There was a brief phone interview lasting about 30 minutes. The on-site interview was set the following week. The interview lasted 4 hours by 5 interviewers, including the hiring manager. The process was smooth and friendly, so I could take the interview comfortably. I could get the decision on the following week and the official offer letter was sent to me after two weeks from the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly what I did from my previous job, and why I left the previous job. Then a number of Software questions. There was not a tricky question as long as I remember.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Apr 2016
Interview
I was contacted by email. We set up a time .Had a phone interview for about an hour. A few questions about programming skills and analysis of algorithms and their efficiency were asked. Got the offer a few days after the interview.