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Good WLB but low pay and career progress - Software Engineer Ansys Employee Review

3.0
Oct 31, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome work-life balance. No stress Helpful colleagues. Health, Dental, and other insurance is provided

Cons

Very Very slow career progress. Recently the system was modernized but it's still very slow. Slow at adapting to new technologies. Tons and tons of legacy code and technical debt.Ex:(MFC is still being used for GUI graphics) No stock grants or RSU's for most people Low pay and bonuses when compared to other tech companies in the area. Many old timers who won't accept new ideas

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5.0
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Pros

Very easy to follow instructions, Great culture.

Cons

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5.0
Aug 27, 2025
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Pros

Flexibility with WFH/Hybrid depending on your job/team Great starting PTO + decent sick/family time Challenging work Smart, hard-working co-workers People work here for decades because it's a great work culture

Cons

It's a software company. Cramming features in at the last minute, and requiring long hours from testing & doc to meet deadlines, is frustrating but not unexpected Benefits are just OK - lost all of my doctors when they stopped having one local insurance option If you're in R&D but not an engineer, you are undervalued for bonuses No upward path if you don't want to manage - eventually you stagnate and have nowhere to go Agile dev process is challenging for documentation and testing and is not always realistic with big projects Huge uncertainty after Synopsys buyout - I've had bad experiences with EDA companies undervaluing some jobs in the past (testing/doc] so not feeling any job security at the moment

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