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 225 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 212 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 203 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 191 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 78 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 54 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 39 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "There was no career growth" ((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

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Nov 12, 2014

Best company I've worked.

Senior field systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, stocks plan, rsu and a structure where if you work hard, you get rewarded.

Cons

Company grows at a high rate, expectations grow at the same level.

1.0

Nov 8, 2014

Good company but ..

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully stocked kitchens in HQ. decent work life balance. Generally smart people around. Too many team lunches, events and team meetings.

Cons

Poor and mismanaged engineering systems. Management stays miles away from ground realities. Build system is pathetic. Releases are prolonged because of poor planning. Lack of communication between teams outside the HQ. micro management is prominent in my team. Lately, the standards of hiring have dropped and some poor engineers and managers have come in. Such people make it tough for interested and smart employees to do their best work.

1.0

Nov 7, 2014

Japan office lacks management and no team work

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well paid , no overwork , good product to sell, good reputation as a Load balancer company Good US management team , nice stock price in the market

Cons

No teamwork , everyone hates each other Sucks local management No strategy for Japan market You should work as like as self employed people Be careful, HQ and local are not the same company culture

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