Staff Engineer - Anonymous employee Synopsys Employee Review

4.0
10 Apr 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Interesting work, reasonable starting pay for the electronic design automation industry, reasonably generous stock options, good co-workers.

Cons

There weren't very significant pay raises once you were in the door, at least not during the time I worked there.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Good compensation for the position

Cons

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