Is F5 a good company to work for?

F5 has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,184 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 63% 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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at F5?

73% of F5 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated F5 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 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 231 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 218 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 202 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 184 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 71 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 52 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior leadership often makes changes that affect those who need to support the change without advanced notice." ((in 36 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 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 are the top reviewed F5 locations?

Seattle , San Jose , Spokane , Liberty Lake , Boston , Lowell , New York , Boulder , Dallas , San Francisco , Chicago , West Seattle , Salt Lake City , Washington , Los Angeles , Denver , Phoenix , Houston , Renton , Atlanta , Phila , Arlington Heights , Norfolk , Reston , Saint Louis , Green Bay , Louisville , Sanford , Austin , Plano

F5 reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(359 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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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.

3.0

Feb 20, 2024

Great culture, but no loyalty

Territory account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture, financially stable, good benefits, decent pay, remote work friendly

Cons

no loyalty to employees, you are just another number and disposable as the next, very complex solutions requires more engineers to be available to assist customers, they don't celebrate wins no matter how small or large.

4.0

Feb 8, 2024

Good place to work

Security consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary Good work life balance No micromanaging

Cons

I can’t think of any right now

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