Synopsys Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Synopsys.
Synopsys
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
it started with a phone screening where they asked me about the company and some basic C++ stuff. then, there was a virtual interview where I had to solve some DSA problems - specifically, binary tree inorder traversal using a stack and detecting a cycle in a linked list. They also asked about smart pointers. The last round was on-site, and it involved questions about my resume and an easy LeetCode-style problem.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
- Could you walk me through your projects?
- What do you know about data structures and algorithms?
Synopsys
Software Engineer
Mid Easy Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
First there was an HR call which was a phone interview where they asked behavior questions about my experiences and projects, it was about 1 hour. Then I had a virtual interview with the hiring manager where they introduced the team and talked about my past experience, that lasted for 3 hours. Finally, there was an onsite interview with the managers, it was split into 2 hours with RD doing a coding interview (writing code on paper) and 1 hour with the managers.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Tell me about your experiences and projects.
- Can you tell me about your past experience?
- Solve a C++ coding problem similar to LeetCode medium, writing your solution on paper.
Synopsys
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Synopsys really doesn't seem to care about candidates. I applied back in September 2024, and even after a bunch of interviews and chasing them up, I still haven't heard back as of February 2025. This ghosting after I put in time and effort is super unprofessional, especially for a big research place like this. It's a totally different vibe compared to other companies I've interviewed with that were way more serious.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What are your standard HR questions?
- What are your technical questions?
Synopsys Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Synopsys interview reports.
“How would you check if a given number is a power of 2?”
Read reports →“For each sorting algorithm, what's the worst-case complexity in terms of swaps and comparisons?”
Read reports →“Can you write a function to compute a raised to the power of b, modulo c?”
Read reports →“What is the first thing you would check if your phone won’t turn on?”
Read reports →“Can you use DFS to find the range in the binary tree given a lower and higher limit?”
Read report →“Can you design a function that gets the minimum element from a stack in O(1) time?”
Read report →“How would you do an inorder traversal of a binary tree using a stack?”
Read report →“Write a query to show the department ID, department name, and the number of employees in each department.”
Read report →“Can you provide a set of unique triplets from an array that sum up to a specific value k?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 150 Synopsys interview reports.