Software Developer at Cadence
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 0-1 Weeks
- Rounds
- 4
- Format
- On site
- Applied via
- Other
How it went
- I was told there’d be one more round, but it kept getting delayed and was never scheduled. Eventually, the position was filled from another campus, and I was ghosted. These things happen during on-campus placements. So stay patient and keep trying.
What they would tell you
- I was told there’d be one more round, but it kept getting delayed and was never scheduled. Eventually, the position was filled from another campus, and I was ghosted. These things happen during on-campus placements. So stay patient and keep trying.
How to prepare
- Prepare well with DSA (array, LL, stack, queues, heaps, trees)
- Also C/C++ and OOPs.
- Get thorough with your resume, know every point you’ve mentioned and be ready to talk about it confidently.
Their background
Final Year student
Round by round
- 1
OA60 min
On-campus Oppurtunity. After resume based shortlisting, on-site pen-paper OA was conducted. Questions were mostly based on basic DSA, puzzles and C++ coding.
- 2
Technical Round 130 min
Questions were easy. Mostly from C++. Checked my knowledge on pointers. Frequently asked DSA questions.
- 3
Technical Round 230 min
Interview was same as the previous one. Basic DSA and C++ and OOPs. Interviewer gave hints whenever I got stuck.
- 4
Technical Round 330 min
This interview was again DSA round. He gave me number of DSA questions and asked me to write code. These questions were slightly out of the box so had to think about the logic.
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.