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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Aug 23, 2015

Fast Moving Culture

Territory account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, but complicated, steep learning curve. They get it that they need to diversify by adding new products, acquisitions.

Cons

Leadership was workaholic, not interested in any work/life balance. Quarterly beatings of non-performers in front of your peers. High stress.

2.0

Aug 22, 2015

Admin

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding benefits, parking and commuting options.

Cons

No life/work balance. Turning into Amazon.

4.0

Aug 20, 2015

It's ok

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Make some pretty good money. Benefits are pretty solid. Commute in is easy and the company comp's you for almost the entire cost of commuting. HR and CorpOps are very active promoting culture and continually enhancing the work environment. Work can be stimulating depending on who you work with and for. There are a lot of smart people to chat about various networking things with. Many people have been there 7+ years. I guess that says something about the company in general.

Cons

Line management really needs to be connected or else you get into situations where nobody provides any guidance. Feels like a company full of people with Asperger syndrome. Many engineers with senior titles have just been promoted from the support org; they're not trained engineers. Office feels like a bank with the outdated padded walls and individual cubes. Middle management also can stop being so insistent that you be in your chair from 9 to 5. For a place that is seriously limited in office space they should leverage remote working more often than they do.

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