Is Cadence Design Systems a good company to work for?

Cadence Design Systems has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 3,345 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Cadence Design Systems to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cadence Design Systems have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Director .

Does Cadence Design Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cadence Design Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cadence Design Systems. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cadence Design Systems?

83% of Cadence Design Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cadence Design Systems 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cadence Design Systems?

Software Engineer (215) , Lead Software Engineer (116) , Principal Software Engineer (95) , Intern (73) , Software Engineer II (71) , Product Validation Engineer (70) , 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 429 reviews)); "Great people and my boss is awesome" ((in 212 reviews)); "Work culture is good and engaging" ((in 170 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good company overall" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good work environment and people" ((in 81 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cadence Design Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and no scaling done after staying for long period of time" ((in 112 reviews)); "3) Quality of work is poor and management is scared to make changes to make it better and have dubious standards." ((in 88 reviews)); "Compensation is average in context of product companies" ((in 47 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and lacking younger employee balance" ((in 20 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 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cadence Design Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cadence Design Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cadence Design Systems in 2026.

What Cadence Design Systems locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Santa Clara , New York , Pittsburgh , Boston , Austin , Burlington , Los Angeles , Chelmsford , San Jose , Cary

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,769 total reviews)

Anirudh Devgan

85% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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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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4.0

Jun 18, 2008

Extreme technical challenges...but a tough business.

Marketing director

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Pros

Very smart people. Most people have at least M.S. degrees in Engineering. Top schools. PhDs very common. Average IQ is probably 130+. EDA arguably has the most challenging technical problems of any high-tech industry in the world. Cadence is also generally very good at accommodating telecommuters, flexible work-schedules, etc. Employee Benefits (Health, 401k, Stock plan) are as good or better than most large companies.

Cons

Very tough business. Electronics/Semiconductor companies aren't growing, not making much money. Therefore there isn't much money to "trickle-down" to EDA. The big EDA companies are like starving tigers fighting "tooth and claw" in a shrinking jungle. Meanwhile new EDA startups are popping up all the time (a lot of passionate PhDs out there!)

4.0

Jun 17, 2008

Cadence - A Mixed Bag

Member of consulting staff

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Pros

- Good compensation and benefit package. - Good opportunities for career advancement. - Lot of flexibility to work from home and remote.

Cons

- Management is not very savvy and technical. - They appear to be looking at taking the money and run. - Communication from executives is minimal. - The stock options have been always under water and the restricted stock options are a joke. - R&D is treated poorly in comparison to sales and marketing in terms of compensation and having monthly parties.

2.0

Jun 12, 2008

Mismanaged

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Many employees are allowed to telecommute. However, although telecommuting is very convenient for these people, it detracts from the effectiveness of the overall organization, as people are dispersed all over the world and have to rely excessively on conference calls, etc. Thus even the smallest decisions end up taking too much time to make.

Cons

The company is too splintered up, with many development groups all over the world. Thus cooperation and collaboration are difficult to achieve. The pricing of the company's products is Byzantine -- I won't go into any further details. The company is way too top-heavy: there are many directors who are individual contributors; and there are way too many VPs.

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