Cadence Design Systems is hiring. 659 roles open right now.
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[00] STOCK
INTERVIEW PREP
10 interview questions for Cadence Design Systems
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Cadence Design Systems's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
659
Posted (30d)
128
-39% vs prior
Posted (7d)
25
Posted range
$125K – 231K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Cadence Design Systems's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Cadence Design Systems's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
25
Posted (30d)
124
Posted (90d)
557
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 21, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Cadence Design Systems pays.
Generally solid, especially for specialized skills. Hardware-software integration roles are in demand.
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- employee stock purchase plan
- paid vacation and paid holidays
- variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
- incentive compensation: bonus, equity
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Hiring international candidates.
Cadence Design Systems has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.
Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHAT TO EXPECT
What happens after you apply.
Crowdsourced from 40 Scoutify users who applied to Cadence Design Systems in the last 12 months. We see every application because we sent it, then we observe what comes back.
Based on 85 applications from 40 Scoutify users · last 12 months
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Cadence Design Systems is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Cadence Design Systemsis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 7 positions
+47 more locations
[07] OFFICES
Where Cadence Design Systems works.
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
Headquartered at 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134-1931. We've mapped 8 Cadence Design Systems offices across 8 cities, so you know where you'd report before you apply.
Also in: Cary · Portland · Bellevue · Plano · Chelmsford · Columbia · Palo Alto
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[09] KEY FACTS
Founded
1988
Listed on
CDNS
Nasdaq
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q608776
[10] IN THE NEWS
Cadence Design Systems in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[11] ABOUT
What Cadence Design Systems does, and who fits.
Cadence is a leader in electronic design automation and software solutions.
Cadence provides software, hardware, and IP solutions that enable the design of advanced electronic systems. With over 30 years of expertise, we focus on Intelligent System Design to help customers turn their concepts into reality, addressing challenges in markets like consumer electronics, automotive, and aerospace.
Founded
1988
HQ
San Jose
Founder
—
Employees
—
Source: Wikidata · QID Q608776
[12] CULTURE
What employees actually say about Cadence Design Systems.
Aggregated review scores from 496 employees on Comparably.
81/100 overall
CEO
Lip-Bu Tan
81/100 rating
Compensation
80/100
Leadership
83/100
Work-life
90/100
Perks
83/100
Team
90/100
[13] TECH STACK
What Cadence Design Systems actually builds with.
Pulled from the technologies, languages, frameworks, and tools mentioned across Cadence Design Systems's recent job descriptions. C++ shows up most often. A reflection of the actual day-to-day stack, not just whatever's on GitHub.
Counts = distinct job postings mentioning each tech in a 20-job sample.
[14] RESEARCH OUTPUT
What Cadence Design Systems publishes.
Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to Cadence Design Systems on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.
AIntibody: an experimentally validated in silico antibody discovery design challenge
Backside Power Delivery in High Density and High Performance Context: IR-Drop and Block-Level Power-Performance-Area Benefits
The CRAFT coherent (CRACO) upgrade I: System description and results of the 110-ms radio transient pilot survey
A review of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes modeling for hypersonic large cone–flares
Reynolds-Number-Dependence of Length Scales Governing Turbulent-Flow Separation in Wall-Modeled Large Eddy Simulation
[15] WATCH
Cadence Design Systems interview prep, on video.
First-person prep from candidates and recruiters who've been through the loop.
[16] AT CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS
The honest take.
A collaborative and innovative environment that values creativity and employee well-being.
[17] CAREER GROWTH
Where Cadence Design Systems takes you next.
Hardware experience is specialized and valuable. The combination of hardware and software skills is increasingly in demand.
[18] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Cadence Design Systems's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[19] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Workday.
Cadence Design Systems uses Workday as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Workday pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Cadence Design Systems's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
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ATS identified from the application URLs on Cadence Design Systems's recent postings
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[22] FAQ
Questions people ask about Cadence Design Systems.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Yes, Cadence Design Systems does sponsor H1B visas for international candidates. If you are looking to work in the U.S., the company actively hires talent from around the world, which includes providing visa support for qualified individuals.
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