Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Senior Layout Design Engineer?

Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Layout Design Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Layout Design Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Senior Layout Design Engineer employees well?

Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Layout Design Engineer salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals working at Synopsys?

86% of Senior Layout Design Engineer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 82% in the past 12 months. Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 4.5 rating 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))

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Synopsys Senior Layout Design Engineer reviews

3.7

86% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

85% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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4.5

Career opportunities

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.3

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

Senior Layout Design Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Layout Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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19 reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

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Senior layout design engineer

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CEO approval

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Culture, timings, workload, lifestyle balancs

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Perks, celebrations are very rare

1.0

Aug 17, 2024

What happens when Managers

Layout engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

The best company if you are in dire need of long-term money given to you in minuscule amounts each year in the form of stocks

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HR is not there for you but the company And worst is HR makes you feel that (^) way Corrupt Management A psychologically unsafe environment for well-brained minds Everyone thinks of joining only to leave it one day as no one wants to build long-term relationship with the firm. The world's best engineers, hired by the worst managers who are backed by incompetent HRs

5.0

Apr 18, 2024

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Layout engineer

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CEO approval

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Everyone is helpful, will get opportunity to learn new things..

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Comparatively lower salary than the standard market salaries.

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