I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
They found my resume from previous applications and reached out for an interview. Overall from my experience, the scheduling was a nightmare. I was given 2 days notice for the first interview, which was cutting it a little short but was ok. The first interview itself was fine and fun, though the interviewer never told me what role they were recruiting for. I was asked some questions about my resume, and then was asked some technical questions. The second interview was a nightmare, because it never happened for the silliest reason: they forgot to add me to the meeting invite. They told me when my interview was the day of, and only gave me a 2 hour window to accept/decline it, during which I was doing other things, and so missed it. HR was pretty rude in their follow up after that.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
If you had to implement a sort algorithm, which data container in the C++ STD library would you use: Vector or List?
Given a bunch of random points (in the positive quadrant of an x y plane), how would you find the min-sided polygon made of points such that all other points are within the polygon?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Florida Ridge, FL) in June 2026
Interview
The interview was great and not hard. It was mostly problem solving and fixing code snippets. Leetcode questions like Rotate image , merge intervals, and Jump Game. They also bring graph/tree traversal questions.
The interview process typically involves submitting a resume, a phone or video screening, technical assessments or coding tests, followed by in-person or virtual interviews, and ends with feedback or an offer.
Was okay interview asks leet code questions and recruiter bahavior questions. I was not ceru confident of some lc questions because they force me to use python and c not java
