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Updated 20 Feb 2025

Top Cadence Design Systems Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Longest Common Prime Subsequence Problem Statement Imagine Ninja is tackling a puzzle during his long summer vacation. He has two arrays of integers, each with lengths ' ...read more
    asked in Software Developer interview
  • Q2. Find All Pairs with Given Sum Given an integer array arr and an integer Sum , count and return the total number of pairs in the array whose elements add up to the given ...read more
    asked in SDE-2 interview
  • Q3. scenario: 2 blocks 100 um apart. current of 8 mA flows with 10 ohms resistance. What should be the metal width for routing.(Need to show the complete calculation)
    asked in Design Engineer II interview
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SDE-2 Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 21 Mar 2022

I was interviewed in Sep 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Standard Data Structures and Algorithms round . One has to be fairly comfortable in solving algorithmic problems to pass this round with ease.

  • Q1. 

    Find All Pairs with Given Sum

    Given an integer array arr and an integer Sum, count and return the total number of pairs in the array whose elements add up to the given Sum.

    Input:

    The first line contain...
  • Ans. 

    Count and return the total number of pairs in the array whose elements add up to a given sum.

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of each element in the array.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, check if (Sum - current element) exists in the hashmap.

    • Increment the count of pairs if the complement exists in the hashmap.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Minimum Number of Jumps Problem

    Given an array ARR of N integers, determine the minimum number of jumps required to reach the last index of the array (i.e., N - 1). From any index i, you can jump to an in...

  • Ans. 

    The problem involves finding the minimum number of jumps required to reach the last index of an array, where each element indicates the maximum distance that can be jumped from that position.

    • Use a greedy approach to keep track of the farthest reachable index and the current end of the jump.

    • Iterate through the array, updating the farthest reachable index and incrementing the jump count when necessary.

    • Return the jump cou...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(5 Questions)

Round duration - 70 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was preety intense and went for over 1 hour . I was asked 2 preety good coding questions (one was from Graphs and the other one was from DP) . After that I was grilled on my Computer Networks and Operating System concepts but luckily I was able to answer all the questions and the interviewer was also quite impressed.

  • Q1. 

    Two Teams (Check Whether Graph is Bipartite or Not)

    Determine if a given undirected graph can be divided into exactly two disjoint cliques. Print 1 if possible, otherwise print 0.

    Input:

    The first line ...
  • Ans. 

    Check if a given undirected graph can be divided into exactly two disjoint cliques.

    • Create an adjacency list to represent the graph

    • Use BFS or DFS to check if the graph is bipartite

    • If the graph is bipartite, it can be divided into two disjoint cliques

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Maximum Length Pair Chain Problem

    You are provided with 'N' pairs of integers, where the first number in each pair is less than the second number, i.e., in pair (a, b) -> a < b. A pair chain is defi...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest pair chain that can be formed using the provided pairs.

    • Sort the pairs based on the second number in each pair.

    • Iterate through the sorted pairs and keep track of the maximum chain length.

    • Update the maximum chain length based on the conditions given in the problem statement.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Can you explain the TCP/IP Protocol?
  • Ans. 

    TCP/IP is a set of rules governing the exchange of data over the internet.

    • TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

    • It is a suite of communication protocols used to connect devices on the internet.

    • TCP ensures that data is delivered reliably and in order, while IP handles the addressing and routing of data packets.

    • Examples of TCP/IP applications include web browsing (HTTP), email (SMTP), and file

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Can you explain the DHCP Protocol?
  • Ans. 

    DHCP Protocol is used to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on a network.

    • DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

    • It allows devices to obtain IP addresses and other network configuration information dynamically

    • DHCP servers assign IP addresses to devices for a specific lease period

    • DHCP uses a client-server model where the client requests an IP address and the server assigns one

    • DHCP uses UDP port 67 f

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is meant by multitasking and multithreading in operating systems?
  • Ans. 

    Multitasking involves running multiple tasks concurrently, while multithreading allows multiple threads within a single process to run concurrently.

    • Multitasking allows multiple processes to run concurrently on a single processor, switching between them quickly.

    • Multithreading allows multiple threads within a single process to run concurrently, sharing resources like memory and CPU time.

    • Multitasking is at the process lev...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(4 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round majorly focused on past projects and experiences from my Resume and some standard System Design + LLD questions + some basic OOPS questions which a SDE-2 is expected to know .

  • Q1. How would you design a system like Pastebin?
  • Ans. 

    Design a system like Pastebin for sharing text snippets

    • Use a web application framework like Django or Flask for the backend

    • Store text snippets in a database like MySQL or MongoDB

    • Generate unique URLs for each snippet to share with others

    • Implement features like syntax highlighting, expiration time, and password protection

    • Consider implementing user accounts for managing and organizing snippets

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is data abstraction and how can it be achieved?
  • Ans. 

    Data abstraction is the process of hiding implementation details and showing only the necessary features of an object.

    • Data abstraction can be achieved through classes and objects in object-oriented programming.

    • It involves creating a class with private data members and public methods to access and modify those data members.

    • By using data abstraction, users can interact with objects without needing to know the internal wo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is the Diamond Problem in C++ and how can it be resolved?
  • Ans. 

    Diamond Problem is a common issue in multiple inheritance in C++ where a class inherits from two classes that have a common base class.

    • Diamond Problem occurs when a class inherits from two classes that have a common base class, leading to ambiguity in accessing members.

    • It can be resolved in C++ using virtual inheritance, where the common base class is inherited virtually to avoid duplicate copies of base class members.

    • ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are friend functions in C++?
  • Ans. 

    Friend functions in C++ are functions that are not members of a class but have access to its private and protected members.

    • Friend functions are declared inside a class with the keyword 'friend'.

    • They can access private and protected members of the class they are friends with.

    • Friend functions are not member functions of the class.

    • They can be standalone functions or functions of another class.

    • Example: friend void displayD

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 2 years of experienceCadence Design Systems interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Cadence Design Systems SDE-2 Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Find All Pairs with Given Sum Given an integer array arr and an integer Sum, count and return the total number of pairs in the array whose elements add up to the given Sum. Input: The first line contains two space-separated integers N and S... read more
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SDE-2 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Frequency Number Problem Statement Given an array of integers with numbers in random order, write a program to find and return the number which appears the most frequently in the array. If multiple elements have the same maximum fre... read more
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Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 Apr 2022

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude questions multiple choice

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Questions related to Verilog, college projects

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions around SystemVerilog specially oops concepts
Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your family background?
  • Q2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Your basics should be clear.
Be ready for questions around projects.
Cadence Design Systems Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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I was interviewed in Aug 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an online coding round where I had 2 questions to solve under 75 minutes. Both the coding questions were related to DP and were of Medium to Hard level of difficulty.

  • Q1. 

    Longest Common Prime Subsequence Problem Statement

    Imagine Ninja is tackling a puzzle during his long summer vacation. He has two arrays of integers, each with lengths 'N' and 'M'. Ninja's task is to dete...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest subsequence common to two arrays consisting only of prime numbers.

    • Iterate through both arrays to find prime numbers

    • Use dynamic programming to find the longest common subsequence

    • Consider edge cases like empty arrays or no common prime numbers

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Maximum Sum Problem Statement

    You are given an array ARR of N integers. Your task is to perform operations on this array until it becomes empty, and maximize the sum of selected elements. In each operatio...

  • Ans. 

    Given an array, select elements to maximize sum by removing adjacent elements. Return the maximum sum.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each element.

    • Select the element with the highest frequency first, then remove adjacent elements.

    • Repeat the process until the array becomes empty and calculate the sum of selected elements.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(4 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 Algorithmic questions wherein I was supposed to code both the problems after discussing their approaches and respective time and space complexities . After that , I was grilled on some OOPS concepts related to C++.

  • Q1. 

    Cycle Detection in a Linked List

    Your task is to determine if a given Singly Linked List of integers forms a cycle.

    Explanation: A cycle in a linked list occurs when there is a node in the list that conn...

  • Ans. 

    Detect if a given singly linked list of integers forms a cycle.

    • Use Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm to detect cycle in linked list

    • Maintain two pointers, one moving at double the speed of the other

    • If they meet at some point, there is a cycle in the linked list

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Check If Preorder Traversal Is Valid

    Determine whether a given array ARR of positive integers is a valid Preorder Traversal of a Binary Search Tree (BST).

    A binary search tree (BST) is a tree structure w...

  • Ans. 

    Check if a given array of positive integers is a valid Preorder Traversal of a Binary Search Tree (BST).

    • Create a stack to keep track of nodes.

    • Iterate through the array and compare each element with the top of the stack.

    • If the current element is less than the top of the stack, push it onto the stack.

    • If the current element is greater than the top of the stack, pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are Vtable and VPTR in C++?
  • Ans. 

    Vtable and VPTR are used in C++ for implementing polymorphism through virtual functions.

    • Vtable (Virtual Table) is a table of function pointers used to implement dynamic dispatch for virtual functions.

    • VPTR (Virtual Pointer) is a pointer that points to the Vtable of an object.

    • Vtable is created by the compiler for each class that has virtual functions.

    • VPTR is added as a hidden member in each object of a class with virtual...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are friend functions in C++?
  • Ans. 

    Friend functions in C++ are functions that are not members of a class but have access to its private and protected members.

    • Friend functions are declared inside a class with the keyword 'friend'.

    • They can access private and protected members of the class.

    • They are not member functions of the class, but have the same access rights as member functions.

    • Friend functions are useful when you want to allow a function external to

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(4 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was also a DS/Algo round where I was given 2 questions to solve and I was expected to come up with the optimal approach as far as possible. I solved both the questions with the optimal time and space complexities and then I was asked some more questions related to DBMS towards the end of the interview.

  • Q1. 

    Top View of a Binary Tree

    You are given a binary tree. Your task is to print the Top View of the Binary Tree, displaying the nodes from left to right order.

    Input:

    The first line contains an integer 't'...
  • Ans. 

    The task is to print the Top View of a Binary Tree from left to right order.

    • Use a map to store the horizontal distance of each node from the root.

    • Perform a level order traversal of the tree and keep track of the horizontal distance of each node.

    • Print the nodes in the map in ascending order of their horizontal distance.

    • Handle the case where multiple nodes have the same horizontal distance by printing the one that appear

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Count Palindromic Substrings Problem Statement

    Given a string STR, determine the total number of palindromic substrings within STR.

    Input:

    The first line contains an integer 't' representing the number ...
  • Ans. 

    Count the total number of palindromic substrings in a given string.

    • Iterate through each character in the string and expand around it to find palindromic substrings.

    • Use dynamic programming to store previously calculated palindromic substrings.

    • Consider both odd and even length palindromes while counting.

    • Example: For input 'abbc', palindromic substrings are ['a', 'b', 'b', 'c', 'bb']. Total count is 5.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is the difference between the DELETE and TRUNCATE commands in a DBMS?
  • Ans. 

    DELETE removes specific rows from a table, while TRUNCATE removes all rows and resets auto-increment values.

    • DELETE is a DML command, while TRUNCATE is a DDL command.

    • DELETE can be rolled back, while TRUNCATE cannot be rolled back.

    • DELETE triggers delete triggers, while TRUNCATE does not trigger any triggers.

    • DELETE is slower as it maintains logs, while TRUNCATE is faster as it does not maintain logs.

    • Example: DELETE FROM t

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is meant by normalization and denormalization?
  • Ans. 

    Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity, while denormalization is the process of intentionally introducing redundancy to improve performance.

    • Normalization involves breaking down a table into smaller tables and defining relationships between them to reduce redundancy and dependency.

    • Denormalization involves combining tables and duplicating data to impr...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPACadence Design Systems interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Cadence Design Systems Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Longest Common Prime Subsequence Problem Statement Imagine Ninja is tackling a puzzle during his long summer vacation. He has two arrays of integers, each with lengths 'N' and 'M'. Ninja's task is to determine the length of the longest subs... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

DSA C++ basic question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DSA is must

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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Aug 2022

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectation was asked in this round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with c++, mainly stl. Questions can be asked on templates, oops concepts. Writing a custom stl class. Polymorphism is another important topic.

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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Jun 2023

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical question asked
  • Q2. Technology related studies
Round 3 - Presentation 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Presentation given in technical topic

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Technical question related to job prepare well.

Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Software Engineer Level 1 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shubro Chakroborty

posted on 28 Jun 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic coding and aptitude test
Live coding

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding question from adv DSA

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep practicing coding from GFG or leetcode.
Improve basic of c++

Software Engineer Level 1 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Input a file. Select first 3 lines of the file. Select the longest line and count the number of words in that line. It was easy. I used Java methods to solve the problem. I explained the logic and he accepted it.
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Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Basic data structures
  • Q2. Exception handling, linked list
  • Q3. Graph colouring

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for DS. ALGO

Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Data structures, basic programming approach

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data structures, bits manipulation
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tree, bits, strings.
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Problem solving approach using DS.
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Feedback Salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have a good grip on DS. Mostly trees and linked list.

I was interviewed before Apr 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an online coding round where I had 2 questions to solve under 75 minutes. Both the coding questions were of Medium to Hard level of difficulty.

  • Q1. 

    Smallest Window Problem Statement

    Given two strings, S and X, your task is to find the smallest substring in S that contains all the characters present in X.

    Example:

    Input:
    S = "abdd"
    X = "bd"
    Output:
    ...
  • Ans. 

    Find the smallest substring in S that contains all characters in X.

    • Use a sliding window approach to find the smallest substring in S that contains all characters in X.

    • Keep track of the characters in X using a hashmap.

    • Move the window by adjusting the start and end pointers until all characters in X are found.

    • Return the smallest substring encountered.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    K - Sum Path In A Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree where each node contains an integer value, and a value 'K', your task is to find all the paths in the binary tree such that the sum of the node values in ...

  • Ans. 

    Find all paths in a binary tree where the sum of node values equals a given value 'K'.

    • Traverse the binary tree using DFS and keep track of the current path and its sum.

    • At each node, check if the current sum equals 'K' and add the path to the result.

    • Continue traversal to the left and right child nodes recursively.

    • Return the list of paths that sum up to 'K'.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(4 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 questions of DS/Algo to solve under 60 minutes and 2 questions related to Operating Systems.

  • Q1. 

    Validate Partial Binary Search Tree (BST) Problem Statement

    You are provided with a binary tree containing 'N' nodes. Your task is to determine if this tree is a Partial Binary Search Tree (BST). Return t...

  • Ans. 

    Validate if a binary tree is a Partial Binary Search Tree (BST) by checking if each node's left subtree contains nodes with data less than or equal to the node's data, and each node's right subtree contains nodes with data greater than or equal to the node's data.

    • Check if each node's left subtree follows BST property (data <= node's data) and right subtree follows BST property (data >= node's data)

    • Recursively che...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Longest Increasing Subsequence Problem Statement

    Given an array of integers with 'N' elements, determine the length of the longest subsequence where each element is greater than the previous element. This...

  • Ans. 

    Find the length of the longest strictly increasing subsequence in an array of integers.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.

    • Initialize an array to store the length of the longest increasing subsequence ending at each index.

    • Iterate through the array and update the length of the longest increasing subsequence for each element.

    • Return the maximum value in the array as the result.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Can you define process and threads in operating systems?
  • Ans. 

    Processes are instances of a program in execution, while threads are lightweight processes within a process.

    • A process is a program in execution, with its own memory space and resources.

    • Threads are lightweight processes within a process, sharing the same memory space and resources.

    • Processes are independent of each other, while threads within the same process can communicate and share data.

    • Example: A web browser running ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are the different types of semaphores?
  • Ans. 

    Different types of semaphores include binary semaphores, counting semaphores, and mutex semaphores.

    • Binary semaphores: Can only have two states - 0 or 1. Used for mutual exclusion.

    • Counting semaphores: Can have multiple states. Used for managing resources with limited capacity.

    • Mutex semaphores: Similar to binary semaphores but with additional features like priority inheritance.

    • Named semaphores: Can be shared between proc...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Video Call 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

In this round, I was asked 3 coding questions out of which I had to implement the first two and for the last question I was only asked the optimal approach. The main challenge in this round was to implement the first two questions in a production ready manner without any bugs and so I had to spent some time thinking about some Edge Cases which were important with respect to the question.

  • Q1. 

    Next Greater Element Problem Statement

    You are given an array arr of length N. For each element in the array, find the next greater element (NGE) that appears to the right. If there is no such greater ele...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to find the next greater element for each element in an array to its right, if no greater element exists, return -1.

    • Use a stack to keep track of elements for which the next greater element is not found yet.

    • Iterate through the array from right to left and pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found.

    • Store the next greater element for each element in a separate array.

    • If the stack is empty afte...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Power Set Generation

    Given a sorted array of 'N' integers, your task is to generate the power set for this array. Each subset of this power set should be individually sorted.

    A power set of a set 'ARR' i...

  • Ans. 

    Generate power set of a sorted array of integers with individually sorted subsets.

    • Use recursion to generate all possible subsets by including or excluding each element in the array.

    • Sort each subset before adding it to the power set.

    • Handle base case when all elements have been considered to add the subset to the power set.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 

    Counting Sort Problem Statement

    Ninja is learning about sorting algorithms, specifically those that do not rely on comparisons. Can you help Ninja implement the counting sort algorithm?

    Example:

    Input:
    ...
  • Ans. 

    Implement counting sort algorithm to sort an array of integers without comparisons.

    • Count the frequency of each element in the input array.

    • Create a prefix sum array to determine the position of each element in the sorted array.

    • Iterate through the input array and place each element in its correct position based on the prefix sum array.

    • Time complexity of counting sort is O(n+k), where n is the number of elements and k is

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPACadence Design Systems interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OS, DBMS, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

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Top Cadence Design Systems Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Longest Common Prime Subsequence Problem Statement Imagine Ninja is tackling a puzzle during his long summer vacation. He has two arrays of integers, each with lengths 'N' and 'M'. Ninja's task is to determine the length of the longest subs... read more
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Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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How many rounds are there in Cadence Design Systems interview?
Cadence Design Systems interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cadence Design Systems interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and HR.
How to prepare for Cadence Design Systems interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cadence Design Systems. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cadence Design Systems expect are System Design, Aerospace, C++, Debugging and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Cadence Design Systems interview?

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  1. There are fifteen horses and a racing track that can run five horses at a time....read more
  2. Puzzle: Jumbled N pens and N caps, all caps separated from their pens, all pens...read more
  3. Puzzle: 100 floor building and 2 eggs given, find the minimum/maximum number of...read more
How long is the Cadence Design Systems interview process?

The duration of Cadence Design Systems interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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