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      Principal Engineer Interview

      15 Aug 2018
      Anonymous employee
      San Jose, CA

      Other Principal Engineer interview reviews for Cadence Design Systems

      Principal Engineer Interview

      10 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Montreal, QC
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA)

      Interview

      Good experience to have interviews, applied online .... got call next day .... many tech int .... then hr .... overall good exp .... friendly atmosphere .... tech expertise .... good planning

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Lots of tech interview
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Montreal, QC) in Jan 2025

      Interview

      First round was a brief introduction about my previous work experience with the HR manager followed by technical interview. Where the interviewer asked more technical aspects of my previous projects

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Scenario based coding question. Gave 15-20 mins to finish the code.
      Answer question

      Principal Engineer Interview

      6 Aug 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems

      Interview

      Was smooth and streamlined. The HR was proactive in setting up the technical rounds with technical interviewers and later in extending the offer. The Technical rounds involved in depth questions around basic concepts and advanced topics around the work done.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do i want to move from design to EDA
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