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www.synopsys.com Mountain View, CA 5000+ Employees
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Updated May 20, 2013
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96% Approve of the CEO

Synopsys Chairman and CEO Aart J. de Geus

Aart J. de Geus

(225 ratings)

83% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Current Employee – been working at Synopsys

ProsReally good company to work for.

ConsI can't list any cons.

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Current Employee – been working at Synopsys

ProsGreat place to work with friendly and smart people.My best company so far in terms of work environment.

ConsSome times too much work due to aggressive deadlines.

Advice to Senior ManagementBetter project management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Toronto, ON

Former Employee – worked at Synopsys

Prosrepectful, chanleging, state of art, good compensation

Constoo much work, not the best managment

Advice to Senior Managementbetter project managment

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Shanghai, Shanghai (China)

Current Employee – been working at Synopsys full-time for more than a year

ProsOne of top EDA companies,
stable, safe, and comfortable if you have no more wants,
international views

Consslow growth of salary,
promotion ceiling,

Advice to Senior Managementmore freedom dimension for innovations

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Shanghai, Shanghai (China)

Former Employee – worked at Synopsys as an intern for less than a year

ProsSynopsys is large company with a global network. During my time in their HR department, I noticed that Synopsys invests heavily in the quality of their workforce. In a period of just six weeks, the company in Shanghai hosted two workshops dedicated to improving communication skills. There is also a strong sense of community and great mentorship. Interns are greatly valued; we got to work directly with upper management (and we never had to do coffee runs).

ConsThere is nothing particularly bad that I have to say about my experience at Synopsys. Interning in the HR department involves a lot of paperwork, filing and auditing. I do wish that I got to shadow employees and see what their average day was like. This probably did not happen because the two of us HR interns were located in a separate room.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Synopsys

ProsNo layoffs during recession in 2007

ConsOlder workforce, yet nobody retires or is let go. Few opportunities for advancement, since attrition occurs at lower levels.

Advice to Senior Managementshake things up a bit

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Prosnice working environment for me

ConsSo far, I didn't find any Cons

Advice to Senior ManagementManager is so far so good

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Current Employee – been working at Synopsys

ProsTechnical work is pretty challenging.
Work hours are very flexible.
Company is industry leader and stable

ConsSlow growth
Need to deal with 20 year old software
Lack of long term projects

Advice to Senior ManagementShare your vision for the product for the next 3, 5 and 10 years with engineers. Get their inputs. Fund more long term projects.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Bangalore (India)

Former Employee – worked at Synopsys full-time for more than 10 years

ProsWork Pressure is less, Managers are great, do not want to experiment too much, hence leading to monotonous work

Consearning potential is less, as the work is monotonous

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Sunnyvale, CA (US)

Current Employee – been working at Synopsys full-time for more than 10 years

ProsInteresting work, interesting projects, great people to work with.

ConsLower level management is weak, many times incompetent (but not aware of it).

Advice to Senior ManagementYour job is to make best use of your resources, period.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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