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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4K reviews
2.0
Jun 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The company has great IP technology, which allows it to sit atop its field. Many of the engineers are earnest and excellent.

Cons

The culture is rotten to its core, especially if you are not an engineer. Synopsys allows nepotism to run rampant -- Much more so than other established tech companies. Many, many people are fired within a couple of months of their start date -- that seems to be the Synopsys way. HR is completely non-existent at Synopsys. While non-engineers are second-class citizens, HR "leaders" are third-class. Unlike any place I have ever seen. The new CEO surrounds himself with "yes men." Seems like a nice man, but not a leader as evidenced by the "circle" he selected. Some real snakes there.

5.0
May 24, 2025

Good Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

most folks are very pleasant to work with

Cons

politics plays a big role here

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