F5 is an awesome place to work. It's the leader in it's market (ADC) and now expanding into other markets. - Senior Software Engineer F5 Employee Review

4.0
Oct 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Leader in ADC market with a clear vision of expansion into other markets (security, firewall, cloud). There is still a startup mood at F5. Good salary, great people at work. Good medical insurance + flex-plan + ESPP.

Cons

San Jose office is boring. Seattle is better. Tel Aviv office is good. Tomsk office is the best. There is no culture at F5. No hackathons, no beer parties, no pet projects. Bad communication between different teams. Micromanagement. Lots of hiring recently which bloated once a small company. Some junk hires.

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5.0
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Pros

they are serious about creating a great work culture.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent Views Decent Benefits Stock Options and 401k matching ORCA and pandaride Thirsty Thursday

Cons

Lower than standard industry pay Corporate culture weeds out those who don't toe the line Weak management with little to no mentorship High turnover, downsizing regularly No direction or accountability within or across teams No advancement opportunity / only senior positions ever available

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