F5 Software Developer reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)
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Francois Locoh-Donou

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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
Aug 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

This is for the San Jose office only, and does not reflect Seattle. Also, I'm re-posting from something glassdoor had me remove cause it was too honest a few months back, so I'll try to choose my words carefully. - work life balance - decent office perks - location of office, short commutes - mostly decent people Advice to people looking to F5 for employment, use F5 has a stepping stone if you must, if you're a new grad try looking else where cause F5 will low ball you big time. This place is great to hibernate, collect a pay check, get really good medical benefits, and study your way into a much better company.

Cons

- some really terrible peers, in terms of character, lots of politics and backstabing, lots of cc with manager emails for no good reason - some teams over worked, 12-14 hour days - rhetoric of the company does not match the reality, they say one thing, but there's always an excuse to not follow through - People in HR / Hiring has personally told me they will bid the lowest they can go, and only recently have they starting to offer slightly more due to lack of talent / interest - culture is slowly degenerating due to influx of low talent hires from " surrounding " companies, you can figure it out on your own what I mean - nepotism is very high, growth is nearly impossible if you don't play the political game or know someone who will go to bat for you - middle management is often handcuffed to get the resources they need or are lied to by upper management due to politics.

5.0
Jun 18, 2015

Amazing place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is where I began my career. It will always be precious. I was pampered enough when I was an intern. I was given some amazing work to do. Very different from interns in other companies. I received great help within and outside the team. I was converted to full-time based on my work. Full-time is way more challenging. Everyone seems very nice and smart. And the kitchen supplies keep getting bigger :D And it's all free :P

Cons

The company is at a peak. Will it be able to sustain a fall?

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