Fortinet Software Engineer reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(102 total reviews)
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Ken Xie

86% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Software Engineer I employees have rated Fortinet with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 102 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Fortinet is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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102 reviews
4.0
Aug 14, 2025

Job Security

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At this company, they have good job security.

Cons

Pay is not high, health benefits are good though. Promotions are also slow.

2.0
Aug 12, 2025

Ok for WLB

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance because no pressure from above

Cons

Bad work because there's not much vision

2.0
Aug 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The total compensation is decent

Cons

The company is stingy on the most absurd of things Technical debt is unmanaged and is a nightmare The is no middle management (in a bad way)

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