Benefits-wise better but culture looks artificial - Software Engineer F5 Employee Review

3.0
May 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Benefits - Free health insurance, wfh allowance(15k only), RSU shares. - good work environment with 2-monitors and high-end laptop. - wfh once in a week, leaves are good part. - compensation is good for new joiners only.

Cons

- Some managers, colleagues in middle/upper management do politics. They consider only those who bootlick them. - culture-wise they tell somany things but looks artificial. - they don't consider old employees much, always look for new joiners and give more compensation. - work-life-balance is most of the times is not great. They don't force but the work that is assigned will be hectic, so you tend to work on weekends or late nights. - The work is not great in India, mostly maintenance work. - company has been there since 25 yrs but headcount is 5000+ only. Cost cutting in headcount. - sometimes feel like a startup. Lot of companies which are 25+ yrs established have lot of policies, procedures, etc but they still work on many things to implement and still backward.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

* I enjoyed the collaborative team culture. Everyone was supportive and willing to help each other. * The work-life balance was good, and the overall working environment was relatively low stress. * I had opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Cons

* One area I felt could be improved was compensation growth. As my responsibilities and technical skills expanded, I was looking for opportunities that offered stronger career and compensation progression.

4.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, wellness and mental health considerations.

Cons

Organization seems to be influx about where they are heading. Makes it hard to create goals for the entire org and get proper direction.

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