I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Sept 2015
Interview
I spent half a day in their office, talked to 4 R&D members.
I was mainly commenting about my previous experiences and answering technical questions about C++ programming or EDA algorithms.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in July 2015
Interview
There were two groups I interviewed with, after the initial phone screen. One was on a Thursday and the other was on the following Monday, I had an offer by Thu of the second week. The total time from phone screen to written offer was 2 weeks. The questions mainly tested algorithmic knowledge, requiring me to come up with strategies to solve sample problem scenarios.
