Is F5 a good company to work for?

F5 has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,183 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 3.9 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 222 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 195 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 191 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 76 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 57 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Middle management does not care about employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 17 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

(1,975 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jan 2, 2016

Overall Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Competative salary, flexibility, and acheivable goals. Great co-workers and management overall. Everyone helps everyone attitude.

Cons

Hard to advance to new positions. Very quarter driven. Vacation system is basically a mess which means you never know how many days left you have.

4.0

Dec 29, 2015

Competitive salary, good company culture and John McAdam is a great leader

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great pay, great benefits, and great products. F5 has fun events for the employees. Good work/life balance depending on the role/department your in. Good company culture, although it changed with the new leadership, but will helpfully go back with the current transition.

Cons

The company makes products to work remote, but doesn't allow much telecommuting. Not much flexibility with work hours. Not a lot of growth opportunities within internal promotions and the pay increase is very limited if you're promoted from within vs being an external hire.

5.0

Dec 25, 2015

Stopped innovating??

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- The company has a leading product ! - The company has a great name on the market. - We are trying to build a security presence and slowly getting there.

Cons

- The growth momentum from a few years ago is stopping. - I see a lot of Executives leaving the company, but in the past that was not the case. - The career path is limited and there are not too many places to go. - It used to be awesome to work here, but now is just OK.

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