Synopsys reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,479 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 4,479 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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3.0
Dec 16, 2013

stable company with limited upside

Anonymous employee
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Pros

stable with small resource adjustment periodically work schedule is predictable, rarely have to work on weekends

Cons

no upward mobility - the industry is not growing, so limited opportunities for promotions salary raises and stock options are difficult to get

3.0
Dec 14, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Leader in EDA with access to great technology (especially after MAGMA merger) - Good pay and benefits - Take good care of employees - Good training initiatives

Cons

- Process driven and slow - Too many products that do the same thing - Prefers to use lawyers instead of engineers to beat competition

4.0
Dec 13, 2013

Satisfying thought at the lower end

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A good place to learn many technologies.

Cons

-moving up the ladder can be really slow -salaries are not competetive, and also not fair amongst employees with same number of years of experience -Huge tendacy to show favoritism by decision makers, which HR does not adequately manage to keep things fair for all. - The Fairness Culture is being changed by Managers from Magma, who have a unfair work culture.

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