Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,131 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Synopsys to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Synopsys have been left by employees working as Technical Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Intern .

Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Synopsys. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

67% of Synopsys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Synopsys 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (190) , Staff Engineer (156) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (102) , Senior R&D Engineer (78) , 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 605 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 277 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 252 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 216 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 265 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 84 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about Synopsys layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Synopsys layoffs and their outlook for job security at Synopsys in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Synopsys locations?

Mountain View , Sunnyvale , Hillsboro , San Francisco , San Jose , Burlington , Boston , Austin , Marlborough , Bloomington , Portland , New York , Canonsburg , Durham , San Diego , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Herndon , Houston , Indianapolis , Irvine , Denver , Boxborough , Atlanta , Washington , Raleigh , Dallas , Los Angeles , Exton , Armenia

Synopsys reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,474 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synopsys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0

Jan 10, 2013

Nice environment, great people and learning opportunities, but so big that a bit slow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

- Using the best-in-class professional tools, software - A lot of learning opportunity - from both company internal resources, as well as external paid sources - Friendly environment, special tools are there to help team members learn more about each other and find the best ways of interaction - Flexible hours/ work from home opportunity if needed

Cons

- The Company is rather big and with so many management layers, that sometimes you feel lost and cannot clearly see your own role/ or where you and your team are going - Salary increase rather slow

3.0

Jan 10, 2013

Flexible environment But not good work

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

We can maintain our work and personal life easily.

Cons

Neither manager nor senior employee are good in helping sub ordinates. There is a big difference in pay from team to teams.

5.0

Jan 10, 2013

Syno pys a brief experience

Eda cad engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Worl wid web corporation with a vast set of areas to work

Cons

Once is to big some times is a mess to establish contact with colleagues from other countries/sites

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Nice environment, great people and learning opportunities, but so big that a bit slow

Flexible environment But not good work

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