Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Layout Engineer?

Layout Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 21 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 Layout Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Layout Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Layout Engineer employees well?

Layout Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 21 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 26.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Layout Engineer salaries at Synopsys.

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 (103) , 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 613 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 290 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 262 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 212 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 177 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 147 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 81 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 46 reviews))

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Synopsys Layout Engineer reviews

3.5

22% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

70% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Layout Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Layout Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Layout Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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21 reviews

4.0

May 27, 2022

Good learning

Layout engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning Innovative employees Various projects experience

Cons

Hike is low Work life balance bad

5.0

Mar 25, 2022

The best company for professional growth

Analog layout engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Possibility to work and learn different process nodes starting from finfet 16 nm and below.

Cons

Lots of repetitive , similar projects.

5.0

Feb 24, 2022

Work environment

Senior layout engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and stable

Cons

I don’t have any cons really

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