Is Cadence Design Systems a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 194 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cadence Design Systems employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Cadence Design Systems now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Cadence Design Systems .

Does Cadence Design Systems pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cadence Design Systems with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 194 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Cadence Design Systems.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cadence Design Systems?

Software Engineer (216) , Lead Software Engineer (117) , Principal Software Engineer (96) , Intern (73) , Software Engineer II (71) , Product Validation Engineer (70) , Applications Engineer (69) , Lead Design Engineer (67) , Design Engineer (62) , Lead Applications Engineer (35) , Product Engineer (35) , Senior Principal Software Engineer (35) , Software Engineer(Internship) (30) , Application Engineer (28) , Principal Engineer (28)

What are the pros of working at Cadence Design Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and very talented folks who are passionate to solve difficult problems for the customers" ((in 433 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 207 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 171 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 123 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cadence Design Systems according to real employee reviews?

"3) Salary is low and yearly raises are mediocre" ((in 110 reviews)); "3) Quality of work is poor and management is scared to make changes to make it better and have dubious standards." ((in 90 reviews)); "This focus also dictates the selling style, which emphasizes the personal relationships between upper management and a few customers rather than making use of marketing to reach a much broader audience." ((in 22 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and lacking younger employee balance" ((in 21 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs should be avoided" ((in 15 reviews))

Cadence Design Systems Software Developer reviews

4.3

79% would recommend to a friend

(194 total reviews)

Anirudh Devgan

75% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 194 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

194 reviews

5.0

Mar 10, 2013

great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance, good work environment

Cons

less career oppurtunities, not that good for freshers

5.0

Nov 4, 2012

Great!

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice culture. All people are friendly. Employees are always ready to help you. Free sports activities every Friday. Good salary. Causal work environment, free schedule my work task. not many meeting. Very good communication around the world.

Cons

Food is not good. Usually work overtime. Far from the downtown. Not many parking space.

4.0

Jun 14, 2012

a company to get settled after 30

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work/life balance is great... good interesting work

Cons

less compensation to freshers, increases with the time in company, less frequent promotions

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Jobs at Cadence Design Systems

Intern-Software Engineering