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

Design Engineer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 62 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 Design Engineer Jobs at Cadence Design Systems now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Cadence Design Systems .

Does Cadence Design Systems pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cadence Design Systems with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 62 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Cadence Design Systems.

How happy are Design Engineer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems?

96% of Design Engineer employees at Cadence Design Systems would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Design Engineer professionals have also rated Cadence Design Systems with a 4.7 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 4.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cadence Design Systems?

Software Engineer (218) , Lead Software Engineer (118) , Principal Software Engineer (96) , Intern (74) , Software Engineer II (72) , Product Validation Engineer (71) , Applications Engineer (69) , Lead Design Engineer (67) , Design Engineer (62) , Product Engineer (36) , Lead Applications 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 428 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 222 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 161 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 79 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 116 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)); "Limited growth opportunities and lacking younger employee balance" ((in 22 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 19 reviews)); "Bloated middle management" ((in 13 reviews))

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4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Anirudh Devgan

93% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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4.7

Work/Life balance

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Senior management

4.5

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

Design Engineer employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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62 reviews

4.0

Apr 3, 2015

Cool company and stress freee

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool comany no stress lots of knowledge

Cons

I cant see anything wrong in the company to a great extent

2.0

Jan 20, 2015

Slavery for cheap salary

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to New technologies Friendly colleagues

Cons

1. If you want to live a life, don't join this company ! 2. Sometimes you are asked to work for 16+ hours a day and without any added compensation. 3. HR is present only for name sake. Helpless in assisting any of your problems. 4. No freedom of expression. You are asked to obey the deadlines without understanding if it is possible or not. 5. The management is so arrogant and foolish, that they assume that you will come and work in weekends. 6. Salary is poorest in its class. Rival companies offer better compensation. 7. Engineers are treated in same way as diploma graduates sometimes worse than them. 8. No healthy relationship between managers and employees. 9. If you raise your voice about anything related to workload or salary, you will be treated hostile and more workload!

5.0

Dec 12, 2014

great

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great team and great learning oppertunities.

Cons

not much of that kind i think.

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