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

Software Engineer professionals working at F5 have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 153 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of F5 employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at F5 now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at F5 .

Does F5 pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at F5 with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 153 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at F5.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at F5?

60% of Software Engineer employees at F5 would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 F5 locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

F5 locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are San Jose and Seattle .

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 223 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 215 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 196 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 188 reviews)); "Good salary and team mates." ((in 73 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 56 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 41 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 19 reviews)); "Lower and middle management does nto get enough or proper training." ((in 16 reviews))

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F5 Software Engineer reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(153 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 Engineer employees have rated F5 with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 153 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. F5 is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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153 reviews

4.0

Jan 2, 2015

Good company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and it was improving each year. There were several interesting projects that I worked for. Smart people around. Established procedures help to avoid silly mistakes.

Cons

There was a big shift in the development process the old problems mostly disappeared, new problems have not appeared yet at the time when I left company. There were some downsides. but it was mostly localized into certain groups within the company.

5.0

Dec 16, 2014

Excellent company. Perfect work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefit, salary and opportunity

Cons

Commute, no no no no

1.0

Nov 8, 2014

Good company but ..

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully stocked kitchens in HQ. decent work life balance. Generally smart people around. Too many team lunches, events and team meetings.

Cons

Poor and mismanaged engineering systems. Management stays miles away from ground realities. Build system is pathetic. Releases are prolonged because of poor planning. Lack of communication between teams outside the HQ. micro management is prominent in my team. Lately, the standards of hiring have dropped and some poor engineers and managers have come in. Such people make it tough for interested and smart employees to do their best work.

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