The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Synopsys (Mountain View, CA) in May 2011
Interview
First I had a phone interview, followed by a 1:1 with the hiring Manager.
Then I was scheduled for an interview with 5 other people - one of whom was a team member, others from Marketing, Engineering etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how can you report power? what is the difference between switching power & internal power?
Senior CAE II applicants have rated the interview process at Synopsys with 4 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 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior CAE II roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Synopsys overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Synopsys as a Senior CAE II according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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