Is Synopsys a good company to work for as a R&D Staff?

R&D Staff professionals working at Synopsys have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 68 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 R&D Staff Jobs at Synopsys now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Staff interview questions at Synopsys .

Does Synopsys pay R&D Staff employees well?

R&D Staff professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Synopsys with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 68 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Staff salaries at Synopsys.

How happy are R&D Staff professionals working at Synopsys?

60% of R&D Staff employees at Synopsys would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 23% in the past 12 months. R&D Staff professionals have also rated Synopsys with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.6 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 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 R&D Staff reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

36% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Staff R employees have rated Synopsys with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff R professionals have a good working experience there. Synopsys is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff R professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews

5.0

Nov 26, 2017

R&D Engineer, Staff

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Empathetic management. Rewards hard work and achievements.

Cons

If you enjoy working in a startup like environment, things might feel slow moving at times.

5.0

Jun 19, 2017

Just awesome place for work

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Best environment for work. 2) Best software products in the market in its category. 3) Huge learning scope .

Cons

Initial salary is low compared to e-commerce companies or startups but afterwards everything becomes wow ...

1.0

Jul 5, 2016

Look away if interested in career

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technical staff is good and the communication of ideas between people is better

Cons

Worked in Synopsys for many years. Extreme bureaucracy! Compensation and career grows at the slowest compared to competitors. Lots of works but no growth. The management promises people both pay increases and career growth to get Job done. Once Job gets done you are given an excuse. The HR plays along or is the main player in driving this.

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