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

5.0

Jul 24, 2014

Consultant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work if you like to travel for business; you'll see many new places. Benefits are generally good.

Cons

Traveling might reach up 90% of your time at some periods. It's not so easy to change roles.

4.0

Jul 18, 2014

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, good salaries, awesome stock compensation options. Your job is to help make the the internet work.

Cons

Teams are individually small and not very well integrated, changing between them often leads to some political drama, and the politics are excessive at times. It is very easy to get sucked into overtime work, but you won't be chastised much for ducking out of it gracefully.

5.0

Jun 9, 2014

Best opportunity to work in Tomsk, Russia

Senior test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm working in Russian PD office, located in the city of Tomsk. F5 provides all you need to work, good life insurance program, free lunch and we are paying football twice a week. If you are a team player with good communication and technical skills you will be promoted, if not you have to improve yourself. Good salary for Tomsk.

Cons

Some process are to long. But it is related to a big team. e.g. you need to bay a new license for a framework. But you will get all you need, you have to wait some time and be prepared to wait.

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