Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Cadence with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 26.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Cadence as a Software Engineer Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence in Oct 2025
Interview
The first interview was behavioral, asking me about previous experiences on my resume and my interest in working in healthtech. The second interview was technical and was an object oriented programming exercise. It represented something that would be realistic if I were to get the position. Finally, I provided references that could speak to my prior software engineering internship work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you build or work on in your previous software engineering internship?