Synopsys tech stack
Synopsys builds mostly with Python, SystemVerilog, Perl, Verilog. Its stack also includes UVM, Linux, Unix, AutoGen. Python is named in 125 of the 262 job postings Synopsys published in the last 12 months (48%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Synopsys, updated Sep 26, 2026.
What programming languages does Synopsys use?
Python is named in 48% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by SystemVerilog (27%), Perl (24%), Verilog (23%).
Python
125 48%
SystemVerilog
70 27%
Perl
64 24%
Verilog
60 23%
C++
40 15%
VHDL
22 8%
MATLAB
18 7%
JavaScript
11 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Synopsys use?
UVM is named in 21% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by AutoGen (2%), LangChain (2%), LangGraph (2%).
UVM
54 21%
AutoGen
4 2%
LangChain
4 2%
LangGraph
4 2%
Angular
3 1%
CrewAI
3 1%
PyTorch
3 1%
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What databases does Synopsys use?
Snowflake is named in 1% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Neo4j (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Synopsys use?
Linux is named in 12% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Unix (9%), Azure (5%), AWS (5%).
Azure
13 5%
AWS
12 5%
Kubernetes
10 4%
GCP
9 3%
Azure DevOps
3 1%
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What developer tools does Synopsys use?
Formal Verification is named in 6% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Ansys RedHawk (6%), Siemens ModelSim (5%), Cadence Xcelium (3%).
Ansys RedHawk
15 6%
Siemens ModelSim
14 5%
Cadence Xcelium
9 3%
Git
9 3%
Cursor
8 3%
Copilot
7 3%
Docker
7 3%
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And 11 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Synopsys use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Synopsys.
LLM
12 5%
Which engineering practices does Synopsys ask for?
HPC is named in 10% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Machine Learning (8%), AI Agents (7%), CI/CD (4%).
HPC
25 10%
AI Agents
19 7%
CI/CD
10 4%
RAG
6 2%
Embeddings
4 2%
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What does each Synopsys team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Hardware
131 postingsIndustrial Engineering
52 postingsBackend
21 postingsSecurity
10 postingsProduct
9 postingsHow does your stack fit Synopsys?
How modern is the Synopsys stack?
Synopsys scores 72 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Synopsys stack in its industry?
Share of the 96 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Synopsys apart
Synopsys products in its job postings
Postings at Synopsys name its own products. They describe what the company makes, so they are left out of the stack above.
Companies with a stack like Synopsys
Altera
138 shared technologies
Cadence Design Systems
133 shared technologies
Blue Origin
148 shared technologies
Micron Technology
162 shared technologies
Marvell Technology
120 shared technologies
Intel Corporation
145 shared technologies
NXP Semiconductors
146 shared technologies
SanDisk
132 shared technologies
Questions about the Synopsys tech stack
What programming languages does Synopsys use?
The languages named in Synopsys job postings are Python (48%), SystemVerilog (27%), Perl (24%), Verilog (23%), C++ (15%), as a share of the 262 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Synopsys use UVM?
Yes. UVM is named in 54 of 262 job postings (21%) and required in 52 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Synopsys use?
The cloud and platforms named in Synopsys job postings are Linux (31), Unix (24), Azure (13) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at Synopsys?
Hardware postings at Synopsys most often require SystemVerilog (61), Python (57), Verilog (46), UVM (45), out of 131 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Synopsys tech stack changing?
No new technology has appeared in Synopsys job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Synopsys tech stack?
Synopsys scores 72 out of 100 (Modern). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 1.
How does Alion know the Synopsys tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Synopsys publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 262 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Synopsys tech stack: 180 technologies from 262 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/synopsys-inc/technologies