Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a Software Engineer II?

Software Engineer II professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 19 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 Software Engineer II Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer II 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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 288 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 215 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 268 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 147 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 68 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 45 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities" ((in 34 reviews))

Synopsys Software Engineer II reviews

3.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

Not enough data to show CEO approval

12% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer II employees have rated Synopsys with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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19 reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2025

OK, but getting worse

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

General work-life balance, benefits, stock options, managers

Cons

Recent push for AI has been terrible and is kinda being used to justify layoffs; it's too delusional. Pushing for office attendance when it doesn't make sense most of the time is also terrible. For me it feels like I've lost my time and energy in public transportation for no good reason.

5.0

Nov 28, 2023

Great Company

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forward Thinking, aggressive in its goals, tons to work on.

Cons

Collaboration is lacking, feels like 7 different companies working separately.

4.0

Jul 2, 2022

Flexible working time

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can WFH. Working time is flexible.

Cons

Got raise 3-4% per year.

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