Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,188 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) , Principal Software Engineer (16) , Director (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?

"Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 87 reviews)); "good work life balance was there" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good benefits and company perks" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good pay and rewards" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"2) Management is bad." ((in 55 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 47 reviews)); "Managers have 10+ reports." ((in 21 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of focus on actual training" ((in 4 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

(1,086 total reviews)

Ed Meyercord

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Extreme Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,086 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

3.0

Jul 21, 2021

okay pay- Bad management

Virtual sales account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Somewhat decent pay to start. Good insurance

Cons

You have to fight tooth and nail for a pay raise. They REFUSE to give them out. Management is not the best. Managers are left in position for MUCH longer than they should be when they are not doing a good job.

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for sharing a review. We are sorry that you had some negative experiences during your association with us. We believe our leaders are a key to our success and to the success and engagement of the employees that report to them. To that end, we are increasing our leadership and management development programs. Several factors affect our pay review practices, such as company achievement, available budget as well as several employee factors.

5.0

Jul 21, 2021

Sr Associate Technical Support Engineer

Senior associate technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammate and manager. Very helpfull

Cons

Stressfull work to entertain client

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your review on Glassdoor, truly appreciate it. We are excited to note you had a great time here and also sorry to see that for some duration you must have been through some stressful times. We are constantly relooking at our processes and doing everything possible in our capacity to be the best place to work.

5.0

Jul 21, 2021

Very good

Ssr software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place to work at

Cons

don't have any cons to write about

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to review Extreme. We are happy to see your excitement and are delighted to have you as an employee.

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