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) , Product Validation Engineer (71) , Software Engineer II (71) , 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 432 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 214 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 158 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 120 reviews)); "Good company with good pay" ((in 82 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 108 reviews)); "3) Quality of work is poor and management is scared to make changes to make it better and have dubious standards." ((in 93 reviews)); "Less growth opportunity" ((in 21 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 21 reviews)); "No career growth at all" ((in 16 reviews))

Cadence Design Systems Software Developer reviews

4.3

80% 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

194 reviews

4.0

Oct 31, 2018

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Open work culture. Work-life balance is excellent.

Cons

I am not sure at this point of time except few my manager's. But it was specific to my manager only and it does not apply to others.

4.0

Jul 26, 2018

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is really great. That are a lot of highly skilled people working there that are always willing to help. The job is actually really cool and we are always solving very difficult and challenging problems.

Cons

Depending on your team carrier progression can be an issue.

5.0

Jan 24, 2018

Work Life Balance at Cadence

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

It is was very good work culture. I enjoyed my three years completely. It will give you opportunities to excel in every field - sports, volunteer work etc.

Cons

Sometimes work is not that challenging.

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