How Many People Work at Cadence Design Systems? Headcount and Employee Trends

Cadence Design Systems is a computer software company known for electronic design automation and intelligent system design. The organization employs 4,001 people. Recorded staffing changes include 4 new hires and 14 attritions. Employees are organized across 19 tracked departments and more than 20 locations worldwide.

Engineering is the largest function with 2,512 employees, accounting for about 63% of the company’s workforce. Business Management has 339 employees (around 8%), followed by Sales and Support (251) and Information Technology (235). Marketing and Product (192) and Finance and Administration (171) provide additional scale, while Human Resources (80), Operations (69), Consulting (61), and Other (91) comprise the remaining headcount. Engineering represents the majority of staff within the organization.

San Jose, CA is the largest named location with 648 employees. Other major hubs include San Francisco (313), Austin (228), Bengaluru (163), and Noida (107), with additional presence in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Fremont, and Raleigh. More than half of the workforce (2,245 employees) is grouped under Other locations, indicating a broad footprint beyond the top hubs. Overall, employees are distributed across 23 tracked locations.