Cadence Design Systems Software Engineer CEO final round followed by ghosting

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…

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