Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a R&D Staff?

R&D Staff professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 71 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Synopsys employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open R&D Staff Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Staff interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay R&D Staff employees well?

R&D Staff professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 71 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Staff salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are R&D Staff professionals working at Synopsys?

53% of R&D Staff employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 23% in the past 12 months. R&D Staff professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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 609 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 283 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 249 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 216 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 184 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 151 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 82 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 48 reviews))

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3.7

53% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

31% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Staff R employees have rated Synopsys with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff R professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff R professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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71 reviews

4.0

Oct 19, 2014

Company with good work/life balance.

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work environment, friendly colleagues. Company allows remote work which is big plus.

Cons

Not much increase in salary over the years and not too much personal growth.

4.0

Oct 9, 2014

good place to start career

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable company, number 1 in EDA area

Cons

could be very stressful when customer run into issues with the tool

5.0

Jul 22, 2014

Synopsys India

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Matured/ professional managers Good culture

Cons

Conservative company Growth is stagnating in EDA

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