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?

"The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 224 reviews)); "Benefits are good but at at per market rate" ((in 217 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 194 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 193 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 75 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Recent layoffs included rock stars that would have been great assets in cloud migration." ((in 51 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 42 reviews)); "Middle management does not care about employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "There was no career growth" ((in 14 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 employees have rated F5 with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. F5 is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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142 reviews

5.0

Aug 28, 2022

Human-first company with great work-life balance. Great place to work forever.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, wonderful colleagues, humane approach of leadership, freebies and goodies, free food at cafeteria, management is all ears for employees' concerns, benefits and perks at par with industry standard, good compensation package with reimbursements and quarterly RSUs and bonuses, employee-manager trust, you're given full ownership of your work, yearly leave encashment, work from home devices, employee centric company and policies.

Cons

Can't think of any right now.

5.0

Jun 11, 2022

Best place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and work life balance Good benefits Good compensation

Cons

Old technology. Not much new products

4.0

Jun 11, 2022

Good company to work with but mid level manager are really bad

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and there are some really great people work for various project

Cons

mid level manager are really bad, they do whatever suits them and play full politics to prevail their agenda

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