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 291 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 262 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 221 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 184 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 271 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 154 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 84 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "They’re happy because they dumped stock before announcing a 10% layoff and made a good profit." ((in 46 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Synopsys

Synopsys Software Developer II reviews

3.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

Not enough data to show CEO approval

13% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

20 reviews

5.0

Feb 18, 2022

Good place to settle down

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Employee Centricity 2. Stable domain, but hard to master 3. Full freedom on what you want to work on

Cons

1. Tech stack is old

5.0

Sep 16, 2021

Good place to work

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience collaborating with global workers.

Cons

Not working on EDAs. This is some noise in myself career development.

5.0

Aug 5, 2021

One of the best companies to work for

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance No micro management Free snacks Indoor games Personal Loan and car loan program

Cons

You have to contribute to the company growth else there are chances that you may get terminated from your job. If you don't find a project with your skill set, you may have work in a complete different skill set project.

Viewing 7 - 9 of 20 Reviews

Jobs at Synopsys

Software Engineering, Staff Engineer

Software Engineering, Staff Engineer

Sr Staff R&D Engineer-17502

Software Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

Synopsys reviews FAQs

Synopsys reviews Synopsys Software Developer II reviews

Synopsys

Synopsys Software Developer II reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Good place to settle down

Good place to work

One of the best companies to work for

Jobs at Synopsys

Synopsys reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Synopsys reviews FAQs

Jobs at Synopsys