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 235 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 222 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 204 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 185 reviews)); "1. Good pay" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very average quality work" ((in 77 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs" ((in 53 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Middle management does not care about employees" ((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 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

5.0

Dec 14, 2014

I am a consultant in professional services team have over 10 years experience in telecommunications 3G/4G

Professional services and qa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience Professionalism Personality Eager to learn new skills Training ability

Cons

Getting many projects at a time

4.0

Dec 10, 2014

The company is under the transition, both great and challenging environment

Regional product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment is a good mixture of start-ups and large enterprise cultures. You can enjoy both, still many people here are very nice and easy to work with.

Cons

The company started to growth rapidly and therefore people and the way the organization operated is drastically changing. It is not easy to catch up all changes those re happenning, which can be tough for some people who has a different cultures.

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.

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