H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 77-0148231Updated Jun 2026

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. Filed 2,093 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

120

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

85.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a California-based electronic design automation software company that has been actively sponsoring H-1B workers since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 120 H-1B petitions with an 85% certification rate and zero denials, signaling strong compliance and successful petition outcomes.

Across all filings from 2010 to 2026, Cadence has submitted 2,093 H-1B petitions with a 30.48% overall certification rate. The company's role mix is heavily weighted toward software developers (1,172 filings), followed by mechanical engineers (206), electronics engineers (189), sales engineers (150), and electrical engineers (59). This pattern reflects demand in product development, design, and technical sales.

Filings have rebounded sharply in recent years after a multi-year pause from 2020–2022. The company filed 226 petitions in FY2024 and 310 in FY2025, indicating renewed hiring momentum in engineering and software development roles.

Cadence Design Systems H-1B
Cadence Design Systems sponsor
H-1B software developers California
Cadence H-1B engineers
electronics design automation H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	88.1%
Cert-withdrawn	10.9%
Withdrawn	1.0%

Certified88.1%

Cert-withdrawn10.9%

Withdrawn1.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	1,172
2	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	206
3	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	189
4	41-9031	Sales Engineers	150
5	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	59
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	58
7	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	43
8	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	27
9	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	23
10	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	17

Software Developers

1,172

Mechanical Engineers

206

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

189

Sales Engineers

150

Electrical Engineers

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Industrial Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	59
FY2011	47
FY2012	63
FY2013	103
FY2014	92
FY2015	161
FY2016	170
FY2017	188
FY2018	205
FY2019	281
FY2020	1
FY2021	2
FY2022	1
FY2023	64
FY2024	226
FY2025	310
FY2026	120

Compare Cadence Design Systems, Inc. with another sponsor

Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.

Popular comparisons

INFOSYS LIMITED TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP Deloitte Consulting LLP WIPRO LIMITED Microsoft Corporation

Explore by rank

Pre-built leaderboards for the most-asked questions.

Top 100 sponsors Cleanest sponsors All rankings

Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means How the prevailing wage works Common H-1B sponsorship questions How this data is built