Network Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at F5 with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Network Engineer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at F5 overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at F5 as a Network Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at F5 (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2007
Interview
f5 will not accept resumes over fax or dropped by hand. they will only take resume that were sent by email
1. phone interview
2. technical interview over the phone
3. group interview with management
4. 1:1 or group technical interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the OSI model and explain in details how it works and how it is used for troubleshooting.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at F5 (Hyderābād) in Jun 2025
Interview
The aptitude assessment next is technical, around that's it, no hr around, questions are basic, nice, and related to job descriptions, on os and firewall, and networking and security tools, and analytics tools and comds.
The first phase was a phone interview with a tech person. The person on the phone was pretty aggressive/curt. I got the feeling that the working environment would be unnecessarily stressful because of the atmosphere. They were going to bring me on-site for more testing, but I opted out of the interview process after that.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at F5 (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Applied via a reference. Normal process, online app, phone screen, in person interview. Strong showing by f5 nice offices, smart people. Overall very professional approach and comportment. It seemed as if there was some confusion about who I was to see, and what types of questions they were going to ask. Many folks asked the same questions over and over. I liked the folks I met. Seemed stressed but focused.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you handle competing priorities? How do you handle stress?