Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Sr. Applications Engineer?

Sr. Applications Engineer professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 73 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 Sr. Applications Engineer Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Applications Engineer interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Sr. Applications Engineer employees well?

Sr. Applications Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 73 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Applications Engineer salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are Sr. Applications Engineer professionals working at Synopsys?

98% of Sr. Applications Engineer employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Sr. Applications Engineer professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 276 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 267 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 221 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 193 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 267 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 146 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 85 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 63 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 43 reviews))

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4.1

98% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Sr. Applications Engineer employees have rated Synopsys with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Applications Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Applications Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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73 reviews

5.0

Aug 23, 2025

Very nice work life balance

Sr. applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a dynamic team working at latest technology nodes, supporting customer world wide and in doing so getting real design experience

Cons

No cons, all good here

4.0

Aug 20, 2025

Challenging but repetitive role

Senior applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn about the EDA and semiconductor industry. Lot of learning opportunities, work with major clients. Good stepping stone to get into a major semiconductor product company. Highly capable peers if youre in the right team

Cons

If youre in the wrong team, work can be very repetitive and monotonous, can be

3.0

Aug 13, 2025

Salary and work life balance

Senior applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair enough work life balance. No work during weekends. Somedays evening meetings could be there

Cons

Mid pay compared to industry standards

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