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      Cadence Design Systems

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      Cadence Design Systems reviews

      4.1

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (2,769 total reviews)
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      Anirudh Devgan

      85% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Cadence Design Systems has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,769 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cadence Design Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      A has been. Now just a bad 4-year-merry-go-round

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salaries are among the highest in the software industry.

      Cons

      Extremely political environment. Coin operated. Executive staff continues to pay themselves handsomely while share holder return is dismal. Just see the latest Silicon Valley salary reviews, and compare the compensation and perks rankings of the CEO with the share holder return he had delivered in the time he has been around. Same for the EVP of Sales.

      2.0
      May 14, 2008

      EDA is going down.

      Member of consulting staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      One of the top names in the industry. Good benefits package.

      Cons

      No information sharing between parts of the company. Hard to find any job related information. Not following best industry practice, tons of legacy code, slow to upgrade/refactor. No incentives to work better, no company wide events, no identity with the company. Each group fight the same problems already solved in other groups. Hard to move between groups, easier to get job in another company instead of raise/promotion. No clear career path, no separation of technical/management ladders. Many honorary titles, people of no impact.

      3.0
      Oct 4, 2025

      Lots of Offshoring

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Extra days off, good benefits and sick days, company expanding

      Cons

      New hires mainly in India, not U.S. even tho the company headquarters are in California.

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