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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
3.0
Oct 4, 2025

Lots of Offshoring

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.

2.0
Oct 3, 2025

Chaotic

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Worked from home during COVID. Performed interesting research.

Cons

Had 3 different managers over one year.

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