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      Synopsys

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      Synopsys reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (4,467 total reviews)
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      Sassine Ghazi

      55% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,467 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synopsys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      4K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 12, 2009

      Good company in a slow moving industry

      Staff r&d engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Synopsys is a very ethical company and treats employees and customers well for the most part. The pay scales are quite good and the work environment is very engineering driven, which is a huge plus for R&D Engineers and CAEs. There are lots opportunities to grow and become a technical expert in your chosen areas of expertise. Politics is quite minimal compared to other mid to large size companies.

      Cons

      The EDA industry is quite mature and opportunities for growth in the industry have to be quite conservative. So if you prefer being in a high growth industry this may not be your cup of tea.

      4.0
      May 3, 2009

      Good company to work with

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Synopsys is a technology-oriented company that focus more on technology improvement rather than career advancement. There's no surprise that engineers would like to work with such company until certain point (see the downside later). The executive management do a good job to maintain the market share of EDA industry, and have a good vision on the future.

      Cons

      The career paths are not clear for most of the people, and getting promotion is often political rather than others. The compensation was low when you comparing to other companies, even after when Synopsys gained the market leadership. Instead of laying-off people they don't like, they put them into a position that most people will leave eventually.

      5.0
      Oct 1, 2008

      Best of the big EDA companies, but could still be better.

      Senior applications engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Synopsys is a well-managed, stable, financially healthy company. Excellent benefits package, esp. vacation time. Salaries are competitive compared to semiconductor design houses. Synopsys is the market leader overall, and is doing significantly better than the other major EDA companies. Employees are treated with respect and given latitude to make their own decisions about how to use their time.

      Cons

      The company is very much focused on the bottom line and pleasing shareholders. To this end, they are getting stingy with their employees. Pay raises are small if existent at all. Health insurance premiums are steep. More staff is needed in order to allow employees to do excel at their jobs. Compensation is better at other EDA companies. The EDA industry in general is not doing well.

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