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

Principal Design Engineer professionals working at Cadence Design Systems have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 24 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cadence Design Systems employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Design Engineer Jobs at Cadence Design Systems now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Design Engineer interview questions at Cadence Design Systems .

Does Cadence Design Systems pay Principal Design Engineer employees well?

Principal Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cadence Design Systems with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 24 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Design Engineer salaries at Cadence Design Systems.

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

61% of Principal Design Engineer employees at Cadence Design Systems would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 38% in the past 12 months. Principal Design Engineer professionals have also rated Cadence Design Systems with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 4.0 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 433 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 226 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 169 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 109 reviews)); "Good Work with good pay." ((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 105 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)); "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)); "Frequent layoffs should be avoided" ((in 13 reviews))

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Cadence Design Systems Principal Design Engineer reviews

3.3

61% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Anirudh Devgan

100% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Principal Design Engineer employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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24 reviews

3.0

Mar 11, 2025

Compensation is ok. Work culture not so much.

Principal design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is ok. Company is growing and diversifying. It has high net worth. Indian HR is good

Cons

Lots of work pressure. Company is disorganized although there are lots of processes. Global HR wastes time on DEI stuff rather than what actual employees care about.

4.0

Jan 31, 2025

interesting place to work

Principal design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fun colleagues relaxed work schedule

Cons

constant changes team movement to different projects

3.0

Sep 16, 2024

Good company

Senior principal design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company as a fresher to start with. The work culture provides great exposure to try out different things.

Cons

Company has a strict Top Down Management. If you can work with your goals aligned to their strategy then you would move up else you're left out.

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