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 235 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 194 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good salary and team mates." ((in 79 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 73 reviews)); "1. Frequent layoffs" ((in 52 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "There was no career growth" ((in 17 reviews))

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3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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

3.0

Oct 21, 2019

Good benefits, bad management, unknown future

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good. Good work life balance.

Cons

CXOs don’t seem to know how to manage a company. Moral is low.

4.0

Aug 15, 2019

Attempting to Adapt to cloud...

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dedicated and talented engineers and coworkers

Cons

Management struggling to migrate to cloud business model from datacenter-centric buisness

F5 Response

Thanks for your feedback. I'll forward to the team.

5.0

Aug 8, 2019

Nicest tech company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management, scope of work is aligned to current market trends

Cons

Transformation to agile is taking longer than expected

F5 Response

Thanks for the feedback!

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