Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,166 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 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?

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 3.6 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 615 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 272 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 252 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 214 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 196 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 258 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 146 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 75 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 41 reviews)); "Limited career growth and below average job satisfaction due to the highly reactive nature of a career in EDA." ((in 41 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

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Synopsys reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(690 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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

Mar 4, 2017

Hit or Miss Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Collaborative environment, great technical people. Good place to start a career Good pay and benefits

Cons

In some product groups lots of micro-management. Getting more work out of shrinking numbers in a group. Little career advancement

1.0

Mar 1, 2017

application engineer

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing Pro here. Except people smile and pretend to be friendly. I am here on my 5th year. Promotion is hard to get. Salary of application engineers are less and jobs are moving to India. Very few hiring in this group. Before there was CAE and AE roles. Soon these two groups will merge. Expect more layoffs.

Cons

Layoffs are quite often, Long working hours, Team aren't friendly, abusive, can't report to HR either , HR is with nexus with Manager

1.0

Feb 26, 2017

runaway freight train of a BU - Software Integrity Group

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great San Francisco Location with office looking out to AT&T Park - A rock solid mothership business with seemingly infinite patience - So mismanaged and flush with cash that even the worst employees are given their full bonuses - Sales team is a well-oiled machine being run by an industry veteran and instills a sense of discipline in each of their roles

Cons

- By far, this most dysfunctional, political, and wildly optimistic i.e. blind executive team I've ever seen. While the BU has Integrity in its name, the same cannot be said for this highly political, highly paranoid, and departments that not only do not work well together, but flat out hate each other As soon as options vest - the smart people are out the door. I'm quite surprised that more oversight isn't put on our BU. -

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Jobs at Synopsys

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