I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in May 2016
Interview
Phone call for 30 mins with the hiring manager
Onsite interview with the team from 9 am to 4 pm. I met with around 5 people belonging to their team. The job I was applying for got filled internally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How could you do a simple addition of individual elements of two arrays and store into a third?
2. Can you use the same solution for Circular Hough Transform?
3. Given a 2D matrix with all black blocks how to convert it into a checker board as efficiently as possible? (think memory)
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Mar 2016
Interview
Only one round phone interview. The interview included a lot of data structure and algorithm questions. Besides, the manager also asked about course related and research project and experience. Some questions included operating system, script, and coding style. The interview was very pleasant and the conversation was really helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the pros and cons of using macro?
What's system call? Did you use system call before?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2015
Interview
6 people, 3 hours, half an hour each. Not too bad. i had fun. basic questions on algorithms and data structures, implementing logic gates using multiplexers, verilog code for them, etc. the manager was very nice, as were the team members. i also found a long lost friend in the company who works for a different team, but same location. been having loads of fun working here.