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Cadence

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Cadence Software Engineer reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(2 total reviews)
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Chris Altchek

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Culture & values

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Career opportunities

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2 reviews
5.0
Dec 16, 2025

Great Place to Work

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cadence is a place where you can truly have an impact on the company and on peoples' lives. A lot of ownership is given to employees and there are high expectations. The team really cares and is full of thoughtful, kind people. The work is interesting an fast paced.

Cons

The fast-paced environment in a critical field is not for everyone. Benefits could be better, but have improved over time.

1.0
Nov 25, 2025

Horrible management culture

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company as a whole is doing extremely well, everyone that works there is truly on a mission to help people live better lives and it shows. Twice-yearly offsite meetings. A chance to work on new and bleeding-edge tech. Base pay is pretty good (not great)

Cons

Benefits are a joke (Crazy expensive) and get worse every year Micro-management culture No recognition for your work Extremely long hours, no work-life balance Engineering teams are extremely small for a company this size Reviews and cost-of-living adjustments don't happen, even after years at the company Important people and teams have left the company and their roles are still not backfilled even after many months, leaving large holes in coverage and responsibilities.

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