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General information

Cadence Design Systems makes software that engineers use to design computer chips. Its tools help companies design and check chips, circuit boards, and full electronic systems before they are built. The company also builds computational software used in drug discovery. Cadence is based in San Jose, California.

Cadence started in 1983 under the name Solomon Design Automation. It took its current name in 1988, after merging with a company called ECAD. In 2025 it had about 13,800 employees and made 5.30 billion dollars in revenue. That is decades of history in one line of work, with a large team built up over time. Historically, the median salary is ~$197,500. Cadence Design Systems is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1

Website
cadence.com
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Industry
Technology
Category
Hardware & Semis
Employees
11,000
Visa sponsor
Yes

Hiring activity

681Open jobs
+223Added in 30 days
−159Closed in 30 days
30 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

View these weekly figures as a table
Week beginningNew listings
September 7, 202641
September 14, 202646
September 21, 202636
September 28, 202643
October 5, 202653
October 12, 202674
October 19, 202638
October 26, 2026 (in progress)17

Open jobs

683 open · updated today
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Pay

What does Cadence Design Systems actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $195,000. Note that 80% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
BracketJobs
Under $100k1 jobs (1%)
$100k to $150k24 jobs (13%)
$150k to $200k70 jobs (39%)
$200k and up85 jobs (47%)

Plus 10 hourly jobs at $28.26 to $106.25 an hour.

Posted ranges on jobs open now4

Sr. SW Engineering Group Director$224,000 – $416,000
Principal Application Engineer$210,000 – $390,000
Senior Software Architect$210,000 – $390,000
$137k$416k
Application Engineer, RTL2GDS Sr Director$210,000 – $390,000
Tensilica Platform Marketing$203,000 – $377,000
Product Management Group Director - Digital and Mixed Signal Verification Solutions$203,000 – $377,000
Sr Account Technical Executive II$248,000 – $372,000
Custom IC / Analog / RF design, Account Technical Executive for HPC accounts$248,000 – $372,000
Sr. Interface IC, IP Sales Executive II$248,000 – $372,000
Sr Account Executive II$248,000 – $372,000
Group Director & Lead Counsel (Strategic Transactions)$198,800 – $369,200
Group Director, Global Physical Security$196,000 – $364,000
Sr. Principal Software Engineer$196,000 – $364,000
HR Group Director M&A$189,000 – $351,000
Group Director of International Tax$189,000 – $351,000
SW Development and Release Operations Technical Program Manager$185,500 – $344,500
Product Engineering Architect (Computational Electromagnetics & Signal/Power Integrity)$185,500 – $344,500
Customer Engagement Architect$185,500 – $344,500
Product Engineering Architect (3D IC, Heterogeneous Integration & Advanced Packaging)$185,500 – $344,500
Design Verification Architect / Director$185,500 – $344,500
Software Architect$185,500 – $344,500
ATE Test Engineering Architect$178,500 – $331,500
Sr Principal HW Design Engineer-Emulation Acceleration System Platform$178,500 – $331,500
Applied ML Director (Technical Team Lead)$178,500 – $331,500
Director, Product Management — Custom & Analog Design Solutions$178,500 – $331,500
Director, System Engineering & Integration$178,500 – $331,500
SerDes IP Systems Engineering Director$178,500 – $331,500
Software Architect$178,500 – $331,500
Software Architect, Physical Verification$178,500 – $331,500
RTL2GDS, Product Engineering Architect$178,500 – $331,500
Sr. Principal SW Engineer, 3DIC P&R & AI-driven EDA Automation$178,500 – $331,500
Sr Principal Engineer -SIPI$178,500 – $331,500
Director & Sr. Corporate Counsel - Compliance$176,400 – $327,600
AI Security Architect$164,500 – $305,500
Director of Software Security$164,500 – $305,500
RTL2GDS AE Architect$162,400 – $301,600
Solutions Engineer - AE$162,400 – $301,600
Cloud Technical Business Development / Cloud Product Marketing Director$161,000 – $299,000
Mixed Signal IP - Senior Program Manager$161,000 – $299,000
Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Physical Verification$161,000 – $299,000
Sr. Principal Product Engineer$161,000 – $299,000
Sr Principal Software Engineer, Innovus — Physical Synthesis & Optimization$161,000 – $299,000
Sr Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer$161,000 – $299,000
Senior Principal Software Engineer$161,000 – $299,000
RTL2GDS IC Sr. Principal Design Engineer$161,000 – $299,000
IC RTL2GDS Architect, AE$157,500 – $292,500
Digital Implementation AE Architect$157,500 – $292,500
AE Group Director$157,500 – $292,500
AE Director Emulation and Prototyping$157,500 – $292,500
Digital IC, Account Technology Executive (ATX)$192,000 – $288,000
Digital IC, Sr. Account Technology Executive (ATX)$192,000 – $288,000
Applied ML – Functional Verification Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Principal Software Engineer - Accelerated Verification IP$154,000 – $286,000
IC design Implementation and SignOff Architect, (STA SignOff)$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Principal Digital Design Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Principal Design Engineer-Palladium & Protium Customer Enablement & Solutions$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Principal C++ Software Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Principal Applied ML Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Mixed-Signal, Sr Principal Design Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Quantum Product Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Sr. Principal Technical Quality Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Sr. Product Marketing Manager$154,000 – $286,000
Lead Software Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Sr Principal Design Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Sr Principal Design Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
Sr Principal Design Engineer- Mixed Signal$154,000 – $286,000
DSP Product Marketing Manager$154,000 – $286,000
Senior Software Engineer$154,000 – $286,000
IC Implementation, Sr Principal AE$148,400 – $275,600
Physical Design and Signoff, Sr. Principal AE$148,400 – $275,600
Sr. Principal IC Digital Flow AE$148,400 – $275,600
Strategic Sourcing Specialist$144,200 – $267,800
Senior Finance Manager$144,200 – $267,800
Sr. Sales Manager, EDA & Foundry Ecosystem Development$143,500 – $266,500
Sr. Principal Physical Design AE$143,500 – $266,500
Sr Principal Application Engineer$143,500 – $266,500
Sr. Principal Product Engineer$143,500 – $266,500
RTL2GDS, Sr Principal AE$143,500 – $266,500
Signal and Power Integrity Lead Application Engineer$143,500 – $266,500
Senior Systems Engineer (HPC/Server Farm)$143,500 – $266,500
Product Engineer (3D IC, Heterogeneous Integration & Advanced Packaging)$140,000 – $260,000
Principal Product Engineer$140,000 – $260,000
Director, Government Affairs$140,000 – $260,000
Principal Design Engineer$140,000 – $260,000
Sr Principal C++ Software Engineer$140,000 – $260,000
Infrastructure Integration Lead (M&A)$136,500 – $253,500
Senior Data Operations Manager$136,500 – $253,500
Datacenter Operations Manager$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Analog IC Design Engineer, High Speed SerDes$136,500 – $253,500
DSP Hardware Design Engineer$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Product Engineer - Virtual Protocols$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Product Engineer – Virtuoso Backend Flows$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Product Engineer (Analog Design Automation)$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Product Engineer, Synthesis$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Software Engineer, ML$136,500 – $253,500
Principal Thermal Mechanical Engineer$136,500 – $253,500
Sr IT Architect$136,500 – $253,500
Full-Stack Software Engineer - IDE, Web APIs, Infrastructure$136,500 – $253,500
Software Security Architect$136,500 – $253,500
Lead Red Hat Linux Architect$136,500 – $253,500

Hourly jobs

Data Center Operations Engineer$57 – $106 an hour
IT Staff Storage Engineer$57 – $106 an hour
Cloud Security Operations Engineer$57 – $106 an hour
Business Systems Analyst (Salesforce, Vibe Coding)$40 – $74 an hour
Business Systems Analyst$40 – $74 an hour
Software Intern$32 – $59 an hour
CST Application Engineer Intern - Silicon$29 – $53 an hour
CST Application Engineer Intern - Physical Systems$29 – $53 an hour
CST Application Engineer Intern - Systems ATX$29 – $53 an hour
Administrative Assistant$28 – $53 an hour

Visa sponsorship

Does Cadence Design Systems sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Cadence Design Systems is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 316 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $153,493.5

Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)5

H1B petitions approved, by fiscal year (USCIS)
Fiscal yearApproved
FY2021228
FY2022254
FY202377

Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →

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Common questions

Is Cadence Design Systems hiring now?

Yes. There are 681 open jobs, with 223 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 30 days, so don't wait.

Does Cadence Design Systems sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 316 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $153,493.

How much does Cadence Design Systems pay?

Posted pay runs $136,500 to $416,000 a year, and the median is $195,000. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

1,506 daily listing observations, Aug 4 to Oct 28 windowRechecked daily, last October 28, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Cadence Design Systems's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Cadence Design Systems's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Cadence Design Systems's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
  5. 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
cadence.com
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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