I worked at Synopsys as an ASIC/logic design engineer (1998-2002) - Senior R&D Engineer II Synopsys Employee Review

4.0
Dec 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

lots of smart co-workers; all the EDA tools,licenses, and computing power you could ever ask for; relaxed work environment; good salary and benefits; occasional employee parties/functions to keep people from getting burned out due to spending all of their days in their cubicles; access to free training on Synopsys tools.

Cons

long hours; company continually re-organized (at least back in those days); commutes were long due to silicon valley overcrowding.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, challenging work and positive atmosphere.

Cons

Very large and sluggish bureaucracy.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation for the position

Cons

Leadership is composed of long time employees who are not up to date with current times. Many broken processes Poor planning with acquisition of Ansys Retention efforts of key Ansys team members very poor

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