Synopsys tech stack
Synopsys builds mostly with Python, Perl, SystemVerilog, Verilog. Its stack also includes UVM, Linux, Unix, Angular. Python is named in 336 of the 680 job postings Synopsys published in the last 12 months (49%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Synopsys, updated Nov 11, 2026.
What programming languages does Synopsys use?
Python is named in 49% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Perl (26%), SystemVerilog (25%), Verilog (22%).
Python
336 49%
Perl
179 26%
SystemVerilog
172 25%
Verilog
148 22%
C++
92 14%
MATLAB
44 6%
VHDL
42 6%
JavaScript
29 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Synopsys use?
UVM is named in 19% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Angular (1%), Nest.JS (1%), React.js (1%).
UVM
132 19%
Angular
10 1%
Nest.JS
7 1%
React.js
5 1%
LangChain
5 1%
LangGraph
5 1%
PyTorch
4 1%
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What databases does Synopsys use?
PostgreSQL is named in 1% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Snowflake (1%), InfluxDB (<1%), MySQL (<1%).
What cloud and platforms does Synopsys use?
Linux is named in 14% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by Unix (10%), Azure (5%), AWS (4%).
Azure
35 5%
AWS
27 4%
Kubernetes
21 3%
GCP
20 3%
GitLab
11 2%
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And 8 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Synopsys use?
Formal Verification is named in 7% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by ANSYS (5%), Git (4%), Ansys RedHawk (4%).
Git
30 4%
Ansys RedHawk
27 4%
Siemens ModelSim
21 3%
Cursor
20 3%
Cadence Virtuoso
19 3%
Copilot
18 3%
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And 37 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Synopsys use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by BERT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Synopsys ask for?
HPC is named in 9% of job postings at Synopsys, followed by AI Agents (6%), Machine Learning (6%), CI/CD (5%).
HPC
62 9%
AI Agents
44 6%
CI/CD
31 5%
RAG
15 2%
Prompt Engineering
12 2%
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And 12 more, each named in fewer postings.
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
319 postingsIndustrial Engineering
147 postingsBackend
79 postingsSecurity
22 postingsLeadership
17 postingsSolutions
17 postingsHow does your stack fit Synopsys?
How modern is the Synopsys stack?
Synopsys scores 74 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: 2; legacy ones: 1.
How common is the Synopsys stack in its industry?
Share of the 283 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
AMD
202 shared technologies
Marvell Technology
163 shared technologies
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158 shared technologies
Micron Technology
206 shared technologies
Cadence Design Systems
174 shared technologies
Infineon Technologies
170 shared technologies
Broadcom
169 shared technologies
Intel
195 shared technologies
Questions about the Synopsys tech stack
What programming languages does Synopsys use?
The languages named in Synopsys job postings are Python (49%), Perl (26%), SystemVerilog (25%), Verilog (22%), C++ (14%), as a share of the 680 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Synopsys use UVM?
Yes. UVM is named in 132 of 680 job postings (19%) and required in 128 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Synopsys use?
The cloud and platforms named in Synopsys job postings are Linux (98), Unix (66), Azure (35) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Hardware job at Synopsys?
Hardware postings at Synopsys most often require SystemVerilog (157), Python (133), Verilog (123), UVM (117), out of 319 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 74 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: 2; 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 680 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 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: 252 technologies from 680 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/synopsys-inc/technologies