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Cadence Design Systems

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Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer II reviews

4.1

91% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)
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Anirudh Devgan

31% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Software Engineer II employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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72 reviews
2.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent workplace and flexible worktimings.Relatively stable compared to FAANGs

Cons

1.Some managers are toxic and have been in company for extremely long.They need to be removed 2.No structure and sudden deadlines and context change. 3.Legacy codeflow 4.Horrible work life balance if you are in SPB R&D team 5.peanuts hike and no scope of promotion 6.Toxic seniors who dont have a life outside of work and will work till 3am in morning. Join only if you dont have options cause im regretting now

5.0
Nov 25, 2025

Niche work and good WLB

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly people - Reachable office location - Good C++ work - WLB is good

Cons

- Slightly lower pay - Less growth opportunity

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