Still a huge enterprise. - Software Engineer Synopsys Employee Review

4.0
Sep 27, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You access for free lots of tools that others only dream of. Because most probably you're developing one of them and use others on daily basis. You're on the bleeding edge of innovation and technological progress. Teams spread all over the world. Many opportunities to communicate with engineers from different areas: both in terms of location and in terms of technology. You may directly apply your talent and vision to your area of responsibility and this way create products that industry leaders will use.

Cons

Big company is keen on protocol - please use a years proven workflow, super-stable (read matured for at least 5-10 years) tools. Those things were outdated in last century. Big company means if you're not a VP of anything you have a very long food chain above you. With this long chain it's so hard to make decisions (needs too many approvals and handshaking).

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Excellent pay & benefits, challenging work and positive atmosphere.

Cons

Very large and sluggish bureaucracy.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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