I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
I had a series of phone interviews over the course of 6 weeks and then an onsite interview with several technologists, a business development person who I would be working with on a daily basis and with my eventual manager. After the onsite interview, I spoke with HR via phone to answer typical HR questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a difficult customer situation where you had to persuade the decision makers to consider your approach. What did you do?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Austin, TX) in Oct 2016
Interview
I contacted a current Cadence employee and indicated I was looking for a new opportunity.He introduced me to his supervisor and discussed my background and the teams charter. There was an immediate connection in terms of my background and the current team needs. I then went through a formal interview with members of the team and other influencers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked how to approach a customer issue with validating a complex clocking structure.
