Goood place to work - can be better! - R&D Engineer Synopsys Employee Review

3.0
Sep 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is good. Decent work-life balance.

Cons

Heavy reliance on legacy codes and outdated architectures, making it hard to experiment with new ideas. Most time spent on dealing with fragile code bases, than innovating.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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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
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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