Is F5 a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at F5 have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 142 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of F5 employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at F5 now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at F5 .

Does F5 pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at F5 with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 142 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at F5.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at F5?

60% of Software Developer employees at F5 would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated F5 with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating 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 222 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 218 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 195 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 191 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 76 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 57 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))

F5 Software Developer reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Software Developer I employees have rated F5 with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer I professionals have a good working experience there. F5 is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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142 reviews

5.0

Aug 13, 2018

F5 is the place to work for ! I am F5

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place , great smart people, fun environment , always changing, growing and developing. New CEO , exciting times at F5!

Cons

Needs to work better on Communication.

5.0

Jul 25, 2018

Software Developer

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- New project with many new microservice architecture - Great Team! -

Cons

- Manager isn't always listen

2.0

Jul 20, 2018

5-10 years behind the curve

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fairly laid-back environment - Decent benefits - Smart people, for the most part - Nice office

Cons

- 5-10 years behind the curve in technology, cloud and approach to doing projects - Doomed, un-agile gigantic projects where failure is catastrophic - PMO, Middle-management and security-laded projects tamp down agility, innovation - Bad decisions made by insecure, defensive management - Endless, confused meetings yielding future meetings - No clear paths for advancement

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