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

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 109 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 109 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Synopsys?

64% of Senior Software Developer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 27% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (192) , Staff Engineer (158) , 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 620 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 290 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 261 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 216 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 266 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 151 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "They’re happy because they dumped stock before announcing a 10% layoff and made a good profit." ((in 48 reviews)); "5. Upper management burying their heads in the sand; more focused on themselves" ((in 22 reviews))

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3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

65% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Synopsys with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Mar 6, 2017

senior software engineer

Senior software engineer

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Pros

good learning experience. get to learn if in the right team. One of the better EDA comapanies. Good perks for staff and sr staff engineers.

Cons

Middle management is incompetent, won't help with your career advancement. Ok salary

4.0

Dec 15, 2016

Solid and well run

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

No-nonsense company, very solid understanding of its engineering challenges. Mostly good and well-educated peers and managers.

Cons

A little conservative and the technology is somewhat lags behind the hype.

4.0

Jan 20, 2016

senior software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

very nice working environment. banlanced work and life. interesting work.

Cons

earn less than FLAG. no free lunch and shuttle.

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