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)); "Work life balance is Good" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good benefits and company perks" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good pay (at least for me)" ((in 29 reviews)); "The team is great!" ((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 45 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Managers have 10+ reports." ((in 21 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

(1,086 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

5.0

May 6, 2021

A great time to be at Extreme!

Human resources leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great culture, growing business - winning and taking market share, awesome people, strong executive leadership, willingness to help, opportunities abound to make a difference, strong market and brand momentum, focus on diversity & inclusion, increasing stock price, ability to attract great talent , lots of growth opportunities within the team.

Cons

Still a lot of manual process and efforts but our digital transformation is a work in progress and improving.

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Yes indeed, it is the best time to be at Extreme. Thank you for the awesome review. We hope to eliminate as many manual processes or streamline our work. All our departments hope to have a rating of "easy to do business with." Wouldn't that be amazing!

3.0

May 3, 2021

Good company good people big egos

Director it

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

interesting work and trying to innovate and stay relevant

Cons

Very busy, stock was not growing (then), bonus not always at 100

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your review at Extreme. Yes we have been through a bit of tough time but that is the thing of the past. We are excited to share - We have declared bonuses of an excess of 100% (company multiplier) in the last two cycles.

1.0

Apr 29, 2021

Don’t do it

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Undervalued employees who are overworked and paid pennies

Cons

Everything is wrong with this company and how they treat their employees

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your candid feedback. We regret that you are dissatisfied with your Experience with us. Your post is from April 2021 and we can only hope that things have improved for you. We are committed to continue to build a culture of feedback and transparency. A vast majority of our employees are happy with their roles and Extreme. We'd like to have the chance to turn it around for you. We encourage you to speak with your manager or your HR Business Partner.

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