Is F5 a good company to work for?

F5 has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,180 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about F5 have been left by employees working as Software Engineer III , Director and Account Manager .

Does F5 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, F5 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at F5. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at F5?

72% of F5 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated F5 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 F5?

Software Engineer (148) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Principal Software Engineer (39) , Software Engineer II (39) , Network Support Engineer (34) , Software Engineer III (33) , Manager (23) , Director (21) , Account Manager (20) , Engineer (18) , Sales (17) , Solutions Engineer (17) , Consultant (16) , Intern (15) , Product Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but at at per market rate" ((in 235 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 222 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 204 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 185 reviews)); "1. Good pay" ((in 76 reviews))

What are the cons of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and very average quality work" ((in 77 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs" ((in 53 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Middle management does not care about employees" ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about F5 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about F5 layoffs and their outlook for job security at F5 in 2026.

What F5 locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Boulder , Liberty Lake , Spokane , Dallas , Seattle , San Jose , New York , Boston , Chicago

F5 reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,972 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

F5 has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,972 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The F5 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Feb 23, 2024

No longer a great company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

F5 used to be great, a relaxed culture where the work was the focus and management prioritized the happiness of their technical staff. The workers there are still great people, hard-working and very supportive and fun. Benefits and compensation are fair.

Cons

Upper management is entirely focused on shareholder value and they continue to change their minds on policy decisions and regularly issue new mandates without providing an opportunity for employee input. Lower level management have become enforcers who refuse to consider individual employee needs. We went from an "all voices are welcome" company to "shut up and comply" within 10 years.

2.0

Nov 2, 2023

Mediocre Company with Poor Leadership

Principal product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work-life balance - Decent compensation

Cons

- Poor leadership guidance. You will hear a lot of buzzwords like "Ridiculously Easy", "Human First", etc. without the actual definition of what that looks like, how to execute, and what metrics to track at individual product and overall org level - There is a lot of emphasis on bringing Amazon-style execution practice but without learning the culture. Being an ex-Amazonian I feel like they ended up just ticking the checkboxes without developing the actual day-1 culture - They acquired a bunch of companies in the last few years like Volttera, Shape Security, and Lilac but still couldn't figure out how the overall portfolio convergence will look like

3.0

Jun 20, 2023

Lost company

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good comp and benefits. Direct manager was great.

Cons

They look to move away from core products and have made acquisitions over the last few years that they can't seem to integrate well. Loss of focus of product development and too much focus on DEI. No annual reviews or goal-setting.

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