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 3.8 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than 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 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.7% 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?

50% of R&D Staff employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 31% in the past 12 months. R&D Staff professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 284 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 260 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 209 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 183 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 149 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)); "They’re happy because they dumped stock before announcing a 10% layoff and made a good profit." ((in 48 reviews))

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Synopsys R&D Staff reviews

3.8

50% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

48% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Staff R employees have rated Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 51 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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51 reviews

3.0

Apr 17, 2024

Awesome Company but very bad management

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks like: employee loan car purchase espp snacks

Cons

Totally team dependent, I have seen teams with best work-life balance. But some teams have worst of all, even worst than startups. I am part of one of worst of all team with most arrogant manager.

5.0

Jan 8, 2024

Great work place!

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has been a great experience so far!

Cons

Synopsys acquires other companies frequently, which could lead to opportunities and risks.

4.0

Feb 19, 2023

Review on work culture

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Stable company Good opportunity to learn new things

Cons

Not that good pay master

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