F5 reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,975 total reviews)
avatar

Francois Locoh-Donou

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

F5 has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,975 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
4.0
Apr 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome overall company that understands the employee is the source of success Market leader for application delivery Great group of engineers to collaborate and work with Excellent benefits and perks including beer friday, fully stocked beverage coolers with awesome selection, free coffee tea and hot chocolate

Cons

High stress environment due to understaffed workforce, case load increases yearly Lower management skates by with little to no feedback for the employee Disconnect between field engineers and support which drives the customer to open complicated implementation cases due to lack of sales provided professional services Majority of support engineers work overtime to stay afloat Know it all culture that is routinely condescending to peers and customers due to incompetent customers and support engineers because new features are released multiple times a year but support isn't properly trained to support it

5.0
Mar 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I got to work with very smart people. The benefits package was great. The company continues to grow. I rarely had to work overtime.

Cons

I did not have any negative experiences at F5 Networks. If you have an opportunity to work for them, take it.

3.0
Mar 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company with amazing benefits. Being an industry leader with a positive cash flow makes this a safe and secure employer that will be around for a long time. The health care offered is absolutely top-notch with good 401k match, RSUs, and ESPP programs. There is a large and diverse range of opportunities and teams throughout the company with opportunities to move internally to other teams/groups.

Cons

Teams and groups within the company are incredibly siloed, which leads to a lot of "not our job" kinds of mentalities or throwing things over the wall rather than collaborating. Deadlocks or bottlenecks due to lack of collaboration are common. Many large projects end up with incomplete or unreasonable requirements from non-technical business people or those same people push ill-advised technology decisions onto technical people to implement that do not and cannot meet the given requirements, when the technical people would have been able to do better given well-drafted requirements and left to implement/design/choose a solution.

Viewing 1600 - 1602 of 1,975 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,183 F5 reviews submitted anonymously by F5 employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if F5 is right for you.