Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer CEO final round followed by ghosting

Cadence Design Systems·Software Engineer·Reported Jun 2026
No responseMedium

The process started promisingly and reached a final conversation with the CEO. Along the way, I felt the team was engaged and that I was a strong match. I was told directly that they really wanted to hire me.

After the CEO meeting, everything went quiet. I was completely ghosted and did not hear anything for months.

I did not receive an offer. The interviews had gone well, but the lack of closure left me frustrated more than confused and made the whole experience feel unresolved.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: Negative. Offer status: no offer.

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Company
Cadence Design Systems
Role
Software Engineer
Outcome
No response
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jun 2026

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