Is Synopsys a good company to work for?

Synopsys has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 5,167 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Synopsys to a friend and 57% 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 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

66% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

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))

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 , Canonsburg , New York , Durham , San Diego , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Herndon , Houston , Indianapolis , Irvine , Denver , Boxborough , Atlanta , Washington , Raleigh , Dallas , Los Angeles , Exton , Armenia

Synopsys reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(689 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

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4.0

Aug 24, 2012

Intelligent, fun people doing great work that nobody knows about

Senior r&d engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very sharp people; plenty of very interesting and challenging problems to tackle; fantastic work-life balance; totally flexible hours; lots of free food and great nights out. Pay is reasonable. Well run company; excellent streamlined IT support.

Cons

Synopsys use ancient custom-built technologies leading to too much reinventing the wheel; hiring policy values intelligence and PhD qualifications over SW development competency leading to poor SW design, bizarrely over-complicated architecture, vast code duplication and endless consistency issues. Management do not get it, no matter how many times you tell them. Office location is awful. Promotion is frustratingly opaque.

2.0

Aug 20, 2012

Employees pay a high price for the success of Synopsys - work/life balance is not even an option!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good initial salary, bonus, benefits, vacation Evolving technology Well respected company Supportive colleagues to commiserate with to help each other to get through the day.

Cons

Salary freezes, bonuses paid according to cronyism; 24/7 workload expected Middle managers who are out for themselves only! One on ones are a joke, as managers don't want to hear your questions or feedback, they just want to load on more assignments. Employees never hear praise or appreciation - only hear about when something is wrong. There are a lot of two faced people there - especially in middle management.

4.0

Jul 24, 2012

Great experience working at Synopsys. Positive attitude. Great work life balance. Great products.

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very positive work place. Very technically driven management team. Industry leader. Wide array of products. Very good work life balance. Good flexibility. Great relationships. Good compensation.

Cons

Not very aggressive in terms of product marketing. But this gives the company a technology flavor. Recently a slight change towards cutting costs have had its slight negative impact. Incessant focus on cutting costs have favored aggressive management styles instead of the traditional respectful management attitude.

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