Cadence Design Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Cadence, peaceful but no career growth."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Laid back, peaceful."

"If you can dodge being laid off, Cadence is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Excellent team/work environment pre-2003."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"None that are any different from interviewing with any other tech company."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The periodic layoffs that began in 2001 and continue to present day. Globalization -- as a veteran of the US military, I find this tactic akin to a slap in the face."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce management and focus on technical talent (R&D, pre-sales support, post-sales support, training, etc.). Address the environment of fear."

"Cadence gives great opportunities, expects high standards, and is a wonderful company to work for."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The possibility for career advancement was based on your skill and not seniority. Also the people were great to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Communicate that you can learn new ideas quickly and implement solutions within an effective timeframe."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Travel up to 80%."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be open and inform employees about changes as soon as possible."

"Company is bankrupt."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"I was able to work on my own without supervision."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"I have no complaints other than the company went bankrupt."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Cut spending and offer the employees a pay cut to keep their jobs and keep the company in black ink."

"High technology company in a market growing smaller every year."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Large company with structure."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very experienced and knowledgeable in your field."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Impossible to get promoted in a shrinking market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Branch out into other technology areas."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Nothing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run! Run! Run!"

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Cadence took Venture LLC from bankrupcy. Laid off everyone. Drained all the company assets and drove the company out of business."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Opportunity to work on exciting projects and a flexible management."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"At that time, there was a lot of uncertainty about the business model."

"A great company with some challenges."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"The challenge of building an international online community with blogs and discussion forums"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I'd avoid it. Interview with competitor Synopsys -- much better culture there."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"My VP -- though my boss was fantastic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Replace themselves -- they are managing Cadence into ruins."

"Very unstable company, highly political."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"I had the opportunity to make suggestions to upper level management for improvement and be heard."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't interview with them."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"When we were purchased by Advantage IQ, a terrible place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"90% of the top level management was terminated in the last 4 months so I think they're on the right track."

"Bad managers to work under."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Nothing"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"RUN."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Everything, MANAGEMENT!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit and hire competent personnel."

"Cadence develops the world's best class technology."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Some managers need to have more technical background."

"Cadence develops world's best technology. No one ever comes close."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Working with world's best class technical engineers."

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Unprofessional management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Some managers need to have more technical background to manage technical engineers."

"Open and innovative environment with lots of opportunity to take on greater responsibilities."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Wide breadth of responsibilities. Job constantly challenging and a lot of real time problem solving and customer interfacing."

"Periodic/continual layoffs are hard to avoid and job satisfaction only declines if you do (avoid layoff)."

What do you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Work environment circa 2001."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I can't imagine they are hiring?"

What don't you like about working at Cadence Design Systems?

"Work environment post 2001 (2001-2008)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"We could do with much less management. Layoffs do well to make numbers look good but they deteriorate morale. This is a far cry from the company Joe Costello ran."