Not worth it - Senior Software Engineer F5 Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Competitive tech salary - Wellness days and good amount of vacation means work-life balance was good for me

Cons

- The job title I received was not the one I applied to. The responsibilities started similar, but it only took about 6 months for those to change to a different role than the one I was sold during interviews. - I'm not sure any managers who knew what there employees were doing. People seemed to either be doing almost nothing, or be overworked to meet deadlines. - Aforementioned deadlines seemed to be set before we even knew what product we were making. It's the definition of deadline driven development. - Technical leadership openly insulted developer's work, after remaining unhelpful through most of the projects. They were reported to upper management by multiple people for this. The reporters ended up leaving the company or team and the leadership remained the same. - Overall, perks are nice but not worth the stressful environment.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

* I enjoyed the collaborative team culture. Everyone was supportive and willing to help each other. * The work-life balance was good, and the overall working environment was relatively low stress. * I had opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Cons

* One area I felt could be improved was compensation growth. As my responsibilities and technical skills expanded, I was looking for opportunities that offered stronger career and compensation progression.

4.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, wellness and mental health considerations.

Cons

Organization seems to be influx about where they are heading. Makes it hard to create goals for the entire org and get proper direction.

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