Synopsys reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,481 total reviews)
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Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,481 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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4.0
Nov 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Promotions and personal growth good if you are talented. You get to work on higher level tasks irrespective of experience and gain skills exponentially. Visibility is very important and deciding factor for promotions.

Cons

Little to none overseas travel/transfer opportunities. Benefits of performing well seem mostly to lead to more work and responsibility rather than matching economic benefits. Advancement much dependent upon your visibility in the Business Group and success/demand of the product that you work on rather than your skills. Management always seems to wake up only when the competition is way ahead and then nagging at R&D to rush things leading to even harder maintenance in future.

4.0
Nov 8, 2014

OK

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to leading edge semiconductor technologies and circuit design. Synopsys is the most financially sound EDA company, and the caliber of co-workers is high.

Cons

Limited career growth and below average job satisfaction due to the highly reactive nature of a career in EDA. This isn't specific to Synopsys, though. It is characteristic of the EDA industry.

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