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 216 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 151 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 115 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 88 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 117 reviews)); "3) Quality of work is poor and management is scared to make changes to make it better and have dubious standards." ((in 91 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)); "Less growth opportunity" ((in 17 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs should be avoided" ((in 15 reviews))

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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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4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

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).

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194 reviews

5.0

Mar 27, 2015

Good company

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, possible to make the difference, great benefits and salary

Cons

Until fee years ago layoffs were twice a year

5.0

Jan 23, 2015

Flexible workplace with smart hardworking engineers

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Lack of office politics effecting the technical staff, adequate tools and infrastructure, collaborative supportive colleagues, make and sell a technical software product to a technical end-user means you're working with other smart, technical people all day long.

Cons

It is a large enough company that it can be lead-footed at times; this can mean it is hard to hire the staff you need.

5.0

Oct 28, 2014

Enjoyed working in the Israeli site!

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Company cares about its employees and their conditions. You will enjoy excellent pension conditions, HR events, very good indoors facilities, Food 24/7, laptop, free internet @Home - all you need to work comfortably and keep your work and family live balanced Great office culture.

Cons

Cadence is part of the conservative industry and does not hurry to embrace new development technologies: old IDE, crappy UI, problems with version control and so on.

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