I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Columbia, MD) in Jan 2017
Interview
Had a recommendation followed by an impromptu interview at a career fair. Later went through a phone interview then an in-person technical interview. The interview was very long with technical questions being given by various employees. Interviewers were nice and pleasant to work with.
Hiring managers called to discuss position responsibility, business, company, and asked for related job experiences. On-site interview was set up with the whole group. Good discussion and well-experienced engineers.