F5 Software Engineer reviews

3.8

60% would recommend to a friend

(153 total reviews)
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Francois Locoh-Donou

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Sep 2, 2014

I have fun every day

Recommend
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Pros

I'm learning every day. People are very willing to help, share knowledge, and work together. My skills are getting better, and there is a clear career path for software engineers that don't want to go into management. Work-life balance is pretty good: managers show by example that time off is not only acceptable but a good thing.

Cons

Sometimes it feels like management is too reactive: what I'm working on can vary quite a bit based on the "fire drill of the day". While I'm happy working on whatever needs to be done, I worry that management doesn't have a good understanding of where we need to go.

5.0
Feb 18, 2014

Great Technology

Recommend
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Pros

Very critical infrastructure that demands very high degree of knowledge

Cons

Too complex to understand everything. Need to work on hunches.

5.0
Feb 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Offers almost all the good perks big companies in the valley offers. Premium-free high quality insurance, well stocked break rooms (all types of snacks, drinks, dairy, fruits, light breakfast, frozen food, etc.), 401k matching, life insurance, in-home doctors (only Seattle), etc. -Good compensation -Fast growing, high demand products, cutting edge technology. -Transparency. Though team dependent, management usually stands together with their employees even up to middle-high management. -Smart people-a cliche but true. Almost everyone has either worked at a top company or studied at a top school. -Average age is younger than other similar companies. Feels more dynamic and fun to work.

Cons

-Growing really fast. Office space is becoming a problem. -No transportation incentives (offers only pre-tax purchase) -Lack of company events in San Jose office -Recent growth started to create the "single-foreign culture" feeling that some other network companies usually have. Diversity is a key in any workplace.

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