Synopsys Reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,481 total reviews)
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Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,481 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
5 Jul 2026

ok work

Recommend
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Pros

Salary is not bad. Work/Life balance.

Cons

Career growth within is limited

1.0
3 Jul 2026

Think Carefully Before Joining

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Strong product portfolio * Smart colleagues

Cons

* Bureaucracy * Limited diversity in leadership perspectives * Internal politics * Relationship-driven culture * Textbook level of poor leadership * Lack of cross-functional alignment * Unclear career growth * Frequent organizational changes * Keep layout talents

3.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation for the position

Cons

Leadership is composed of long time employees who are not up to date with current times. Many broken processes Poor planning with acquisition of Ansys Retention efforts of key Ansys team members very poor

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