Cadence Design Systems
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Cadence Design Systems currently holds a 3.7 Blind rating from 232 reviews. Core product: Imported from companies. Strongest marks: work-life balance and culture. Recent pulse: 3.8 from 6 reviews in the last 60 days.
- Overall
- 1.48 Amazons
- Recent 60d (6)
- 2.28 Amazons
- Perception
- 0.79 Amazons
- Recent delta
- +0.80 Amazons
- Perception delta
- -0.69 Amazons
- Reviews
- 232
- Perception votes
- 14
- Last updated
- May 30, 2026
- Status
- Unknown
Distribution
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Score
1.48 Amazons
Percentile
68th
Companies
221
Peak bin
39
Metric breakdown
Overall rating
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Recent 60 days
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Career growth
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Compensation / Benefits
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Management
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Work life balance
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Company culture
How employees rate the day-to-day environment and team culture.
Public perception
Elo score
1060
Confidence band
+- 124
Public record
8W / 6L
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Latest review list
6 reviews from the last 60 days
1. May 20, 2026
Bad culture and redundant process
3.0Current Employee / Package Design Engineer
Pros: Work life balance depends on team and Innovations in AI
Cons: Politics at worst and again depends on the team . So many non technical people around
2. May 17, 2026
Great Company, tremendous potential
5.0Current Employee / Director of Customer Success
Pros: Cutting edge work, in the midst of AI and Semi revolution
Cons: Fast paced, evolving with acquisition and growing business to new areas so work environment is chaotic
3. April 27, 2026
5 days a week
4.0Current Employee / Senior IC Design Engineer
Pros: Very Good compensation, great people around. They’re in AI business
Cons: You have to show up every day .. don’t use microsoft. Everything is on Google Docs
4. May 6, 2026
Great place to work for freshers and has great work life balance
4.0Current Employee / Principal Design Engineer
Pros: The part of the job is Great work life balance
Cons: Low compensation and internal compensation growth is not great you don’t get any correction of salary based on market standards
5. April 9, 2026
Depends on the team you work growth will vary. Compensation will not be good.
3.0Current Employee / Applications Engineer
Pros: Work life balance is good but depends on team and customer you work
Cons: Compensation is not good unless you bargain well while joining
6. April 7, 2026
Wlb depends on org you are in
4.0Current Employee / Principal ASIC Design Engineer
Pros: If you have a good manager and a good org you can work in peace and have good wlb
Cons: Compensation is less, feels like management takes all the money without giving it to people who work hard