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What they do

Cadence makes computational software for the engineering design of chips and full systems. Leading semiconductor and systems companies use it for computing, mobile, automotive, aerospace, and robotics products. Its tools cover design, verification, emulation, packaging, and simulation, with agentic AI and digital twins. It has offices in more than 30 countries.

What they value

• Put people first, as One Cadence, one team.
• Build high trust, collaboration, and inclusion.
• Go above and beyond for customers, communities, and each other.
• Keep a balance between work and life, with global recharge days.
• Hire and develop leaders who want to make an impact.
• Do work that matters, and solve what others cannot.

Where they hire

India has the most open roles, in Bengaluru, Noida, Pune, and Hyderabad. The United States is second, mostly in San Jose and Austin. Cadence also hires in China, Taiwan, Ireland, South Korea, Brazil, and Canada. Roles name an office, and some mention a hybrid work environment. The postings read do not mention visa sponsorship.

Teams and roles

Engineering holds most of the open roles.

• Chip design and methodology: lead and principal design engineers, front end methodology engineers, and design engineering architects.
• Software: software engineers for agentic AI, AI and LLM features in Virtuoso, and configuration management.
• Application engineering: application engineers and solutions architects who work with customers on emulation and prototyping.
• Sales and business development: business development for India and Asia Pacific, and for cloud.
• Corporate functions: program managers, procurement, HRIS, facilities, and physical security.
• Students: interns.

What they look for

Most postings ask for a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or electrical engineering, and a set number of years. A software engineer role in Pune asks for zero to five years, React, JavaScript, and Python, and use of AI for productivity. A configuration management role asks for two years, strong Python, and LLM, agent, and RAG concepts. A senior application engineer role asks for twelve years in FPGA emulation, with SystemVerilog, Verilog, and C++. Postings ask for strong written and verbal communication. The postings do not describe the interview steps.