Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Software Developer II?

Software Developer II professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer II Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer II interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Software Developer II employees well?

Software Developer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer II salaries at Synopsys.

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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3.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

Not enough data to show CEO approval

13% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Culture & values

2.2

Work/Life balance

1.5

Senior management

Software Developer II employees have rated Synopsys with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer II professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Sep 15, 2025

OK, but getting worse

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

General work-life balance, benefits, stock options, managers

Cons

Recent push for AI has been terrible and is kinda being used to justify layoffs; it's too delusional. Pushing for office attendance when it doesn't make sense most of the time is also terrible. For me it feels like I've lost my time and energy in public transportation for no good reason.

5.0

Nov 28, 2023

Great Company

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward Thinking, aggressive in its goals, tons to work on.

Cons

Collaboration is lacking, feels like 7 different companies working separately.

4.0

Jul 2, 2022

Flexible working time

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can WFH. Working time is flexible.

Cons

Got raise 3-4% per year.

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