Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,156 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Synopsys to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Synopsys have been left by employees working as Technical Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Intern .

Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Synopsys. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

66% of Synopsys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Synopsys 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (191) , Staff Engineer (159) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (112) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Senior R&D Engineer (79) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (47) , Senior R&D Engineer II (44) , Manager (43) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41) , Senior Staff Engineer (41)

What are the pros of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance but understaffing" ((in 610 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 294 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 217 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 185 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 281 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 147 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 69 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 48 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Synopsys layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Synopsys layoffs and their outlook for job security at Synopsys in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Synopsys locations?

Mountain View , Sunnyvale , Hillsboro , San Francisco , San Jose , Burlington , Boston , Austin , Marlborough , Bloomington , Portland , New York , Canonsburg , Durham , San Diego , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Herndon , Houston , Indianapolis , Irvine , Denver , Boxborough , Atlanta , Washington , Raleigh , Dallas , Los Angeles , Exton , Armenia

Synopsys reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(4,495 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

55% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,495 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synopsys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Aug 11, 2019

One of the Best places to Work

Security consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I have been working in the organization for about 8 months, and had great opportunities and exposure offered. Not just the work but the work environment, people and other facilities are amazing. Glad to work in an organization like Synopsys.

Cons

No Cons as of now.

5.0

Aug 11, 2019

Synopsys SIG formerly known as Cigital Asia -> Great organisation to work with an even better work culture.

Security services associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Exposure to a large variety of application for Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing enthusiasts to try their hands on. Best internship program for college pass outs as no where in the industry you can get this kind of training not from any teacher but from actual pen testers.

Cons

No such con I can think of.

5.0

Aug 10, 2019

Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons of working at Synopsys is the work culture and the learning platform both online as well as offline. All the colleagues help in technical understanding and getting you equipped with the working environment and make a dedicated work plan and assign a mentor to solve all your problems. Also the benefits that I get woking at Synopsys are very good and I can assure that you won't get such benefits in any of the company.

Cons

One of the downside of Synopsys is - There is no one centralized working space for all the employees of all the business groups within a city or a region. Like the offices are scattered across different sites even within a regional cover of less than 50Km.

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