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 235 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 207 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 198 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 179 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 79 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 78 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs" ((in 55 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior leadership often makes changes that affect those who need to support the change without advanced notice." ((in 36 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 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

4.0

Jul 2, 2015

Manager, Product Development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Civilized work environment- it's good to work for human beings. A good work-life balance is easy to maintain. People here are actually trying to make things better.

Cons

Waterfall model development rooted in the 70s. Monolithic releases that drag on and on (deathmarch). Upper management in development seems to have their head in the sand. Inadequate resource allocation for test, program management. Etc.

5.0

Jun 29, 2015

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Senior technical recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Partnerships with hiring managers, work-life balance, friendly colleagues

Cons

commute, non-consistent interview process at times; outreach to college talent needs to improve

F5 Response

11y

Thanks for sharing your advice to management. Given your interest in Core Values, hopefully you have had an opportunity to take the Values and Culture course. If not, you might want to check it out under the Learning and Development portal.

3.0

Jun 27, 2015

Senior Test Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology is cutting edge with almost no competition People are friendly and diverse

Cons

Management can do a better job of keeping teams on the same page Not a friendly place for women CTO does not have vision

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