Is F5 a good company to work for?

F5 has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,180 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 61% 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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at F5?

72% 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, 3.8 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 221 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 214 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 196 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 77 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very average quality work" ((in 81 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 52 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 F5 locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Boulder , Liberty Lake , Spokane , Dallas , Seattle , San Jose , New York , Boston , Chicago

F5 reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,972 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

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 1,972 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

3.0

Mar 24, 2019

Middle mgmt, women, benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good. You can move around the company if you get bored. Lots of exciting projects.

Cons

Way too many directors that are not very useful. The middle mgmt is out of control. It is normal to be in a meeting with directors and no one able to make a decision. The company has a serious issue with miniorities. Women working the same amount of time as men are not promoted as the same rate. Men are automatically put in mgmt roles without interviews or allowing women to apply. The rate of women in mgmt is pathetic.

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3.0

Sep 22, 2018

Going down hill fast, emphasis on outsourcing diversity over American employee loyalty

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits, working towards new innovations.

Cons

Middle and Senior Managers don't care about employee retention. Move to outsourcing and offshore contracting ruining an otherwise good comradery among employees. Swapping out senior technical employees for juniors to save pay and reduce benefits. Emphasis from CEO is politically correct buzz words like "diversity" and "globalism" versus keeping quality employees here in America that made the company what it is.

3.0

Aug 16, 2018

Change is in the air

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Established leader in its segment. Engineering oriented culture. As with any large organization your impressions will vary based on locale and who your boss is. Decent comp package and benefits.

Cons

Established leader in its segment that got complacent. The need to move BIG-IP service offerings into public cloud environment has been readily apparent for some years now. They are a classic example of "The Innovator's Dilemma" - company that is being displaced by underdogs and too complacent to act on it earlier. New CEO is driving change by cutting with a sledge hammer rather than a scalpel. This will most likely result in underperformance of current cash cows. The hope is that new offerings will create value faster than damage being inflicted reduces it.

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