Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Senior R?

Senior R professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 216 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior R Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior R interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Senior R employees well?

Senior R professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 216 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior R salaries at Synopsys.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (191) , Staff Engineer (159) , 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 615 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 283 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 213 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 181 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 142 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 46 reviews)); "Not enough benefits, Upper management is confused" ((in 20 reviews))

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Synopsys Senior R reviews

3.8

85% would recommend to a friend

(216 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Senior R employees have rated Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 216 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior R professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior R professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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216 reviews

2.0

Jun 9, 2026

Higher pay, but remote employees feel unwelcome

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Higher pay compared to semiconductor industry.

Cons

Return to office (monitored); dislike for remote employees since new CEO.

1.0

Apr 19, 2026

Startup culture

Senior r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay with copeting market

Cons

Startup culture no job security

3.0

Apr 16, 2026

Work-life balance gone amid ongoing layoffs

Senior r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This job used to be work life balance

Cons

This company is very unstable right now and has been laying off employees constantly

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