Synopsys
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Synopsys currently holds a 3.5 Blind rating from 465 reviews. Core product: Imported from companies. Strongest marks: work-life balance and culture. Recent pulse: 3.1 from 10 reviews in the last 60 days.
- Overall
- 1.27 Amazons
- Recent 60d (10)
- 1.32 Amazons
- Perception
- 0.35 Amazons
- Recent delta
- +0.04 Amazons
- Perception delta
- -0.92 Amazons
- Reviews
- 465
- Perception votes
- 15
- Last updated
- May 30, 2026
- Status
- Unknown
Distribution
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Score
1.27 Amazons
Percentile
43th
Companies
221
Peak bin
39
Metric breakdown
Overall rating
Default leaderboard sort, based on the company's Blind score.
Recent 60 days
Average across reviews from the last 60 days, using up to 10 of the latest stored review cards.
Career growth
How employees rate long-term advancement and trajectory.
Compensation / Benefits
The pay and benefits score shown on the company's Blind page.
Management
How employees rate leadership quality and decision-making.
Work life balance
The balance score used when sorting for sustainability.
Company culture
How employees rate the day-to-day environment and team culture.
Public perception
Elo score
598
Confidence band
+- 126
Public record
5W / 10L
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Latest review list
10 reviews from the last 60 days
1. May 26, 2026
Uncertain times avoid for now.
5.0Current Employee / Staff Engineer
Pros: Internal mobility is good. Training’s are good. Overall good potential for future but uncertainty in near term.
Cons: Company is in transition, better avoid if till 2029 Compensation is not as per industry standard. RSU grant is ambiguous.
2. May 27, 2026
Don’t expect much
4.0Current Employee / Staff Engineer
Pros: Decent pay Career growth depends on org and managers and org
Cons: Not good pay Bad wlb sometimes depends on project and org
3. May 21, 2026
Everything is just ok and nothing is great that you can really boast about
3.0Current Employee / ASIC Design Engineer
Pros: May be a while back wlb was there but now that also seems to be gone
Cons: nothing in terms of perks that it offers can make you feel good, everything feels just ok
4. May 20, 2026
Great company, strong pay, but bureaucratic with slow promotions.
5.0Current Employee / Software Analyst
Pros: Pros: Great pay, smart people, stable company, good work-life balance.
Cons: Cons : Bureaucratic, siloed teams, slow promotions, heavy workload during releases.
5. May 11, 2026
Worst company to work for
3.0Current Employee / Principal Applications Engineer
Pros: Nothing to mention here. Maybe the only pro here are the people
Cons: Company doesnt care about employees anymore. Things have become the worst after Sassine. If you love your peace of mind, look somewhere else
6. April 16, 2026
Chill place to work, but bad for career growth
3.0Current Employee / Software Engineer
Pros: - Relevant industry - Coworkers are usually easy-going - Good WLB (although team-dependent)
Cons: - Outdated tech stack and practices - Low morale/enthusiasm - Low pay compared to competitors
7. April 13, 2026
Once it was a great company
2.0Current Employee / Principal Engineer - Software Development
Pros: easy to quiet-quit. easy work-life balance. easy to survive. Competition not so severe.
Cons: Bad management. Bad engineering culture. Bad software architecture. Under market compensation.
8. April 17, 2026
My Biggest Career Regret: Don't Let the Brand Name Fool You. Avoid at All Costs.
1.0Current Employee / ASIC Design Engineer
Pros: Great colleagues, benefits are ok. Nothing more to be added.
Cons: $6f
9. April 10, 2026
Great work life balance with incompetent upper management
3.0Current Employee / Staff Software Engineer
Pros: - work life balance - talented and great colleagues - interesting and cutting edge technologies
Cons: - incompetent upper management - uncompetitive compensation - bloated middle management
10. April 8, 2026
With better management it could be a good place to work
2.0Current Employee / Principal Engineer
Pros: There is lots of interesting work if you are in the right group. Exposure to cutting edge tools.
Cons: Ever since old CEO left in 2024, morale has tanked and good people have started leaving. Below average pay Below average stock grants Too many managers and directors with one or two direct reports