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Cadence Design Systems Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 14 Aug 2024

6 Interview questions

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 10mo ago
Q. Write a function to determine if two stacks are equal. The function should return true if the stacks contain the same elements in the same order, and false otherwise.
Ans. 

Check if two stacks are equal by comparing each element in the stacks

  • Pop elements from both stacks and compare them one by one

  • If the sizes of the stacks are different, they are not equal

  • If any element in the stacks is different, they are not equal

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 10mo ago
Q. Given the head of a singly linked list, reverse the list recursively, and return the reversed list.
Ans. 

Reverse a linked list recursively

  • Create a recursive function to reverse the linked list

  • Pass the current node and its next node as parameters

  • Update the next pointer of the current node to point to the previous node

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A Senior Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. How do you check if a substring is a palindrome?
Ans. 

Check if a substring in an array of strings is a palindrome or not.

  • Iterate through each string in the array

  • For each string, check if any of its substrings are palindromes

  • Return true if a palindrome substring is found, false otherwise

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. You are given two non-empty linked lists representing two non-negative integers. The digits are stored in reverse order, and each of their nodes contains a single digit. Add the two numbers and return the s...
Ans. 

To add two linked lists, iterate through both lists simultaneously and add corresponding nodes, considering carry from previous addition.

  • Create a dummy node to hold the result.

  • Initialize current node to dummy node.

  • Iterate through both lists, adding values and carry from previous addition.

  • Move to next nodes in both lists.

  • Handle cases where one list is longer than the other.

  • Handle final carry if present.

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Given a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).
Ans. 

Check if a binary tree is a Binary Search Tree (BST)

  • Perform an in-order traversal of the tree and check if the resulting array is sorted

  • Keep track of the previous node value during traversal to compare with the current node value

  • Ensure that each node's value is greater than the previous node's value in the in-order traversal

A Senior Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Given a graph, find the shortest path between two nodes.
Ans. 

Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path in a graph

  • Implement Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path between two nodes in a graph

  • Maintain a priority queue to keep track of the shortest distance to each node

  • Update the shortest distance to each node as you traverse the graph

  • Track the path by storing the previous node for each node visited

Cadence Design Systems Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Add two linked list
  • Ans. 

    To add two linked lists, iterate through both lists simultaneously and add corresponding nodes, considering carry from previous addition.

    • Create a dummy node to hold the result.

    • Initialize current node to dummy node.

    • Iterate through both lists, adding values and carry from previous addition.

    • Move to next nodes in both lists.

    • Handle cases where one list is longer than the other.

    • Handle final carry if present.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find shortest path in graph
  • Ans. 

    Use Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path in a graph

    • Implement Dijkstra's algorithm to find the shortest path between two nodes in a graph

    • Maintain a priority queue to keep track of the shortest distance to each node

    • Update the shortest distance to each node as you traverse the graph

    • Track the path by storing the previous node for each node visited

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Check tree is BST
  • Ans. 

    Check if a binary tree is a Binary Search Tree (BST)

    • Perform an in-order traversal of the tree and check if the resulting array is sorted

    • Keep track of the previous node value during traversal to compare with the current node value

    • Ensure that each node's value is greater than the previous node's value in the in-order traversal

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Check substring palindrome or not
  • Ans. 

    Check if a substring in an array of strings is a palindrome or not.

    • Iterate through each string in the array

    • For each string, check if any of its substrings are palindromes

    • Return true if a palindrome substring is found, false otherwise

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse linked list recursively
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list recursively

    • Create a recursive function to reverse the linked list

    • Pass the current node and its next node as parameters

    • Update the next pointer of the current node to point to the previous node

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Check if two stacks are equal
  • Ans. 

    Check if two stacks are equal by comparing each element in the stacks

    • Pop elements from both stacks and compare them one by one

    • If the sizes of the stacks are different, they are not equal

    • If any element in the stacks is different, they are not equal

  • Answered by AI

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2020. There were 7 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Angular and JavaScript basic questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Duration: 1Hour 30 Minutes, 2 Coding Questions of Total 175 Marks. 1st Question has 75 marks and 2nd Question has 100 marks.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Find the smallestMissingNumber in given array using Bitwise OR operation alone 2. Based on Array data Manipulation.
  • Ans. 

    Using Bitwise OR operation to find the smallest missing number in an array.

    • Iterate through the array and perform Bitwise OR operation with each element to set corresponding bit in a bitmask

    • Iterate through the bitmask to find the first unset bit, which represents the smallest missing number

    • Example: Array [0, 1, 3, 4, 6] would have a bitmask of 10101, smallest missing number is 2

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Q2: Customized Data Extraction From Given Dynamic Array & Perform Some Math Operations On the Extracted Data
  • Ans. 

    Extract data from a dynamic array and perform mathematical operations on it.

    • Identify the dynamic array structure, e.g., ['12', '15', '20'].

    • Convert string elements to integers for mathematical operations.

    • Perform operations like sum, average, or product on the extracted data.

    • Example: For array ['2', '3', '5'], sum = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10.

    • Use built-in functions like map() for conversion and reduce() for aggregation.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Write a Pseudo code for given scenario?
  • Ans. 

    Pseudo code for a scenario

    • Define variables and data structures needed

    • Write the main logic using conditional statements and loops

    • Handle edge cases and error conditions

    • Test the pseudo code with sample inputs

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design & Design Pattern based questions
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Not Applicable (Yet to be scheduled)

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I appeared for an interview in Oct 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Given a, b and target x, y , find if we can reach to x,y using a+b or a-b from a,b
  • Q2. This was a sliding window problem where need to get the max , so you are give a pos in the x axis and there are items kept and you need to collect the max .
  • Ans. 

    Maximize item collection using a sliding window approach on a 1D axis.

    • Identify the range of positions on the x-axis where items are located.

    • Use two pointers to represent the current window of positions being considered.

    • Expand the right pointer to include more items until the window exceeds the desired range.

    • Contract the left pointer to reduce the window size while maintaining the maximum sum of items.

    • Keep track of the ...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 easy, 1 medium and 1 hard LC

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. How will access files in a different server? 2. There are several files all containing similar key value pairs. The values differ in all files. How will you identify all the values that are same and ot...
  • Ans. 

    To access files in a different server, use protocols like FTP or SSH. To identify similar key value pairs in multiple files, compare values using a script or tool.

    • Use FTP or SSH protocols to access files in a different server

    • Write a script or use a tool to compare key value pairs in multiple files

    • Identify values that are the same and different across files

    • Example: Use Python script to read files and compare key value p...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reserve Binary Search Tree
  • Ans. 

    A Reserve Binary Search Tree (RBST) is a data structure that maintains sorted order and allows efficient insertion, deletion, and search operations.

    • An RBST is a self-balancing binary search tree that ensures logarithmic height for efficient operations.

    • Insertion and deletion operations are performed while maintaining the binary search tree properties.

    • Example: Inserting values 10, 20, 30 in sequence will balance the tree...

  • Answered by AI
Are these interview questions helpful?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Major questions were around problem solving, strings

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

OOPS Principle.
SQL
Java Coding Round - with easy level of questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in May 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Java language understanding
  • Q2. Deep testing concept

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