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Cadence Design Systems

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Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer reviews

4.3

81% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)
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Anirudh Devgan

76% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Cadence Design Systems with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cadence Design Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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208 reviews
4.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent so its good to try

Cons

Tasks were tedious and a team of 5 people handled tasks for 3 teams alone

5.0
Nov 22, 2025

Great Place to Work!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, flexible hours with remote work. Coworkers are incredibly helpful and friendly

Cons

It's a big company, so getting connected can be difficult, especially if you're remote. I found quite a steep learning curve to ramp up as documentation is either difficult to find or non-existent

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