Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,191 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 69% 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?

69% 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) , Staff Software Engineer (13) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , 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 tech stack" ((in 92 reviews)); "Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 92 reviews)); "Good benefits and company perks" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good pay (at least for me)" ((in 29 reviews)); "The team is great!" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"2) Management is bad." ((in 58 reviews)); "Too many reorgs and frequent layoffs" ((in 46 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Managers have 10+ reports." ((in 21 reviews)); "No Bonus" ((in 15 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 , Washington , New York , 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,089 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 1,089 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

Aug 19, 2016

Senior software developer Thornhill ON

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, great engineers, great projects. Really, the people here are great.

Cons

Some managers have no technical knowledge. Mandatory Christmas shutdown - it takes half of the vacation time and make feel that company has nothing to do and need to cut the working hours.

2.0

Jun 6, 2016

Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Autonomy to be successful - Co-workers - Service and support staff are very strong and highly regarded in the industry - New direction of software lead is the correct way to go

Cons

- Far to much politics at Management level which is affecting not just employees but partners. - Decision making with little consultation of those who have been at the business for a longer period of time - High turn over of Ex-level staff - Little support to help build sales pipeline

1.0

Jan 8, 2013

Worst Company to Work With

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, Company Location in city limit. Other than this nothing is Good. There will be parties, beer bash etc. No Strict timings

Cons

No Job Security, Poor management, Local Politics. No future plan. They dont have forecast for next 6 month also. Lay Offs are happening every year. Initially it was not there in chennai unit now here 2 it happens often

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Jobs at Extreme Networks

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