Good Company but hard to succeed - Senior Software Engineer F5 Employee Review

4.0
May 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Great work life balance. Pay is descent.

Cons

slow moving. A few engineering department heads doesn't talk to each other... Highly engineering driven company. This manifests in products that doesn't stick in customer environments. Doesn't understand usability. Very less collaboration between engineering and product teams.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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