Not a place to grow otherwise a great place to be. - Senior R&D Engineer Synopsys Employee Review

2.0
Mar 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Best in EDA - Excellent senior management. They know where they are going.

Cons

- Extremely slow growth. Average promotion after 4 years regardless of quality and dedication to work. - Due to this mid-level-to-first level management devotes time to promote themselves alone.

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5.0
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, challenging work and positive atmosphere.

Cons

Very large and sluggish bureaucracy.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you want a CEO that specializes is tanking the stock firing engineers, getting the company hijacked by private equity, and cheating employees out of their bonuses using magic company performance math, this is the company for you.

Cons

The company’s greatest “pros” are also its greatest “cons”

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