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 2% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 62% 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 229 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 214 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 195 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 193 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 72 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 74 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs" ((in 56 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "There was no career growth" ((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

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,972 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

81% approve of CEO

62% 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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2K reviews

4.0

Apr 30, 2026

Great teams and benefits, but leadership needs improvement

Senior technical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and teams, benefits, and overall comp are good. Really good WLB.

Cons

Leadership is trash, too many Sr. Directors and VPs are a buddy buddy team who want to keep the status quo and feed senior leaders BS, covering up bigger issues.

4.0

Apr 22, 2026

Good company

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work with

Cons

Few politics here and there other wise a good company overall

4.0

Apr 21, 2026

Good technology and market position, but management issues

Account manager ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology Strong market positioning iRules make product sticky

Cons

Bad management Poor sales leadership

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