Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,186 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Extreme Networks to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Extreme Networks have been left by employees working as Systems Engineer , Director and Senior Manager .

Does Extreme Networks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Extreme Networks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Extreme Networks. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Extreme Networks?

70% of Extreme Networks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Extreme Networks 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Extreme Networks?

Senior Software Engineer (43) , Software Engineer (31) , Sales (25) , Account Executive (23) , Systems Engineer (17) , Technical Support Engineer (17) , Director (15) , Principal Software Engineer (15) , Senior Account Executive (13) , Senior Manager (13) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , Engineer (12) , Staff Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (11) , Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Extreme Networks according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work life balance and Time flexibility." ((in 92 reviews)); "Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 87 reviews)); "Good pay and rewards" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 27 reviews)); "The leadershop team and all the cross functional teams are great to work with day to day." ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Extreme Networks according to real employee reviews?

"2) Management is bad." ((in 57 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 44 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Salary stands low compared to market standards" ((in 17 reviews)); "No Bonus" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Extreme Networks layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Extreme Networks layoffs and their outlook for job security at Extreme Networks in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Extreme Networks locations?

Salem , San Jose , Raleigh , Santa Clara , Morrisville , Boston , Research Triangle Park , New York , Washington , Dallas , Atlanta , Chicago , Salem , Houston , Minneapolis , San Diego , Tampa , Herndon , Durham , Knoxville , Los Angeles , Newark , Montgomery , Western Springs , Saint Louis , Mexico , Milwaukee , Portland , Louisville , Cary

Extreme Networks reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,084 total reviews)

Ed Meyercord

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,084 reviews)

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Extreme Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,084 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Extreme Networks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Mar 1, 2022

Avoid

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some nice co workers. Nice Shannon office.

Cons

Management are very poor. Don't listen to employees. Not well trained themselves. Salary is very poor compared to most companies around. No career progression also.

Extreme Networks Response

4y

We are sorry to hear of your dissatisfaction. Career progression is important to our employees and to the company. We look for ways to provide on the job learning and development as part of career progression, not just promotion to a higher level. It can be a challenge for smaller regions and smaller departments. We encourage to speak with your HRBP to help us understand your situation. Thank you your candid feedback.

4.0

Feb 28, 2022

Okay Okay type

Software applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not that as I know of. Management can be little better.

Cons

Opportunity to work on multiple new technology stacks. Learning will be good.

Extreme Networks Response

4y

We appreciate your review, however we would like to bring to your attention that there is a constant endeavour to put our best foot forward that gives raise to the best of innovation to our customers and partners alike.

4.0

Feb 26, 2022

Decent Company to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good learning Decent place to work

Cons

Customer Experience does not come first

Extreme Networks Response

4y

We appreciate your candid feedback, however not clear on what you mean by customer experience does not come first. Our philosophy towards customer delight is what makes us continue to be featured in Gartner's magic quadrant fourth year in a row.

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