Is Fortinet a good company to work for?

Fortinet has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 3,342 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Fortinet to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fortinet have been left by employees working as ISR- Inside Sales Representative , Regional Account Manager and Inside Sales Representative .

Does Fortinet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortinet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortinet. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortinet?

71% of Fortinet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortinet 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (162) , Software Engineer (100) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (52) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (39) , Sales (39) , Software QA Engineer (35) , Channel Account Manager (28) , Manager (25)

What are the pros of working at Fortinet according to real employee reviews?

"Good work/life balance but Fortinet does offer dinner if I need to stay late to work overtime" ((in 177 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 136 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 133 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 120 reviews))

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

"Poor management and they don't take care of the employees" ((in 127 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 40 reviews)); "Leadership at the VP level and up is poor.... You'll be amazed at how much and how little requires CEO/CTO/CFO approval." ((in 32 reviews)); "You will be gaslighted and bullied by upper management." ((in 15 reviews)); "Compensation; no diversity; slow grow" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortinet layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fortinet layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fortinet in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Fortinet locations?

Sunnyvale , Dallas , Sunrise , Plano , Chicago , New York , San Jose , Frisco , San Francisco , Boston , Union City , Miami , Santa Clara , Washington , Houston , Los Angeles , Mountain View , Austin , Phoenix , Columbus , Des Moines , Florida City , Jersey City , Arlington , Kansas City , Milwaukee , Raleigh , Texas City , San Juan , Minneapolis

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Fortinet reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(405 total reviews)

Ken Xie

74% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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2.0

Mar 15, 2017

Worn out and on way out

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The technology and vision are excellent. The company is financially stable and the benefits are good.

Cons

My experience is that cronyism and favoritism are key to your success here just like being in the right clique in high school. Working hard, making your number, and going the extra mile to help the team make its number does not seem to be a good reason to be treated well. In addition, I'm fielding increased customer complaints due to support and quality issues so be prepared to front-end those as well as dealing with the moving quota targets as described by other reviews. The compensation and benefits are great if you're one of the "lucky" ones but you can be starved to death if you're not. In addition, it is my opinion that the latest sales compensation plan changes are not to my benefit.

2.0

Feb 20, 2017

Caveat Emptor

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will be successful if you comfortable working in a Chinese management style company. Typical salary and benefits for industry and Bay Area.

Cons

Cheap/frugal on expenses. If you are an acquired company, expect your tenure to last 12 -18 months max, especially if you are a manager or above. Limited internal promotion movement. Lots of senior management turnover.

2.0

Feb 17, 2017

Where the Mediocre Get Ahead & Excellence is Avoided

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fortinet has some very good products. The pay is in the mid to upper levels, and the benefits were excellent. The new HQ looks nice and is pleasant to work in.

Cons

There's a huge problem with both cronyism AND nepotism, where many of the people hired are neither qualified nor capable. There's everything from previous models to reality show contestants to shoe salespeople handed responsibility for things they know nothing about. The qualified senior managers last about 6-9 months and then leave. Most cite the CEO's difficult nature and lack of business sense as the reason. Many senior executives who do stay with the company are there, because of their expert ability to flatter and say yes to the CEO.

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