Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,172 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Synopsys to a friend and 57% 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?

65% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (192) , Staff Engineer (157) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (112) , Senior Software Engineer (105) , 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) , Senior Staff Engineer (42) , ASIC Digital Design 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 278 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 214 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 179 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 272 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 84 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 65 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 50 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 , Canonsburg , New York , Durham , San Diego , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Herndon , Houston , Indianapolis , Irvine , Denver , Boxborough , Atlanta , Washington , Raleigh , Dallas , Los Angeles , Exton , Armenia

Synopsys reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(689 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

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3.0

Jun 30, 2019

Good Work-Life balance but compensation is not good

Applications engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I was Full time employee in Design group (DG), so below things are only applicable to DG - 1. Work life balance is good 2. Constant flow of work, never too high, never too low 3. No Micro managing 4. Synopsys has many talented and loyal employees and they are open to share knowledge 5. May be good for Experienced people as company is stable

Cons

I was Full time employee in Design group (DG), so below things are only applicable to DG - 1. Compensation is average 2. Benefits are average 3. No fun, no social, only work 4. Employee's average age is around 40 and above, so lacks young people in work force 5. Not much diversity in work force 6. Old fashioned company

4.0

Jun 27, 2019

Great people, CEOs are amazing

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, well managed company. Great benefits, pay and overall compensation. Very steady and reliable and excellent products. The company has a very high level of integrity which shows in everything they do. Aart is a very inspiring leader and really cares about the people. LOTS of smart people!

Cons

Many people have been with the company for 20+ years, which is good on the technology side, not so good on the internal operations side. Some of the internal-facing functions (HR, IT) are filled with well intended people but lacking innovation. HR is still stuck in the role of corporate police vs listening to the employees and leaders and rethinking how the function should evolve. Again, well intended and smart people but need to evolve.

3.0

Jun 14, 2019

Mediocre place to work

Senior applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At Synopsys management allows you to work from home. Most jobs at Synopsys have reasonable pay. Most engineers at Synopsy are good team players.

Cons

Some what of a toxic work environment. Very low diversity index. Expected to work weekends , holidays and during your vacation. The company does not let you accumulate vacation time.

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