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 231 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 215 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 190 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 187 reviews)); "Good salary and team mates." ((in 69 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Recent layoffs included rock stars that would have been great assets in cloud migration." ((in 54 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)); "Lower and middle management does nto get enough or proper training." ((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 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

5.0

Nov 9, 2015

Good Company

Fpga engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation is great for my area, the engineers that work here are brilliant, good management structure, fun company activities. Free drinks are a nice touch.

Cons

Difficult learning curve, feels very "cube-farm"

4.0

Nov 4, 2015

Great Company.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work/Life balance. Excellent employee treatment. Great health benefit with no premium plan option. Relaxed environment. Beautiful view of Puget Sound. No back-stabbing and stack ranking as at Microsoft. Help and knowledge-sharing are really encouraged and rewarded. F5 is a current leader in its field and very profitable.

Cons

The commute through downtown Seattle is bad. Its future and directions seem uncertain since the high tech industry is transitioning into the cloud, and no one knows for sure who will emerge as the leaders at the end.

3.0

Nov 3, 2015

Confused Leadership, Middle management politics in PD

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Casual and relaxed atmosphere. Work life balance. Quarterly bonus . Awesome new CEO. Good health benefits. Excellent commute options (paid vanpool) Nice office location (Seattle)

Cons

Company vision and direction still evolving under new CEO. Too much confusion around product priorities Poor collaboration between different groups. Too much politics and castle building in Product Development middle management. One can grow in PD only if he actively participates in dirty politics. Top is full of old timers who have only worked in F5 all their life and most of them don't have a clue how industry is evolving.

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