Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,148 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Synopsys to a friend and 59% 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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

67% 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 (158) , 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 609 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 289 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 214 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 188 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 263 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 145 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 82 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 49 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,488 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,488 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

4.0

Jun 23, 2012

Solid company to work for with many success oriented colleagues

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry leader, financially solid, with a stable executive management team. CEO Aart is viewed as industry visionary and is extremely well respected within the employee ranks. Co-CEO Chi Foon is very approachable and is always willing to have open discussions with rank and file employees. Almost all the people that you work with are very customer success driven and the company consistently outperforms the competition and successfully grows the business.

Cons

Company is in an extremely cost driven, commodity market. Customer expectations have created an unhealthy 24/7 environment. All levels of management are under high pressure to grow business while reducing expenses.

2.0

May 10, 2012

The experience is ok.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for Synopsys is the quality if talent you work with everyday. There are bright people all around and its great to work with them everyday.

Cons

Career growth is limited since the company is not growing. Especially if you are part of the some of the more established business units.

3.0

Oct 17, 2011

Slow to change or adapt, very conservative fiscally

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefit package and bonus program, good location and facilities, challenging work for the right people in the right departments.

Cons

Very slow to make technical changes internally, can be very autocratic and non collaborative, questioning decisions often frowned upon by upper management. Very fiscally conservative, huge amounts of cash in reserve and healthy business but unwilling to give raises over the past three years.

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Solid company to work for with many success oriented colleagues

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Slow to change or adapt, very conservative fiscally

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