Great people and mediocre people - Software Engineer NetApp Employee Review

4.0
Apr 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities are available if you connect and reach out to different people. There are some outstanding people who really do live the NetApp values and are great to work with.

Cons

For every great person at NetApp are a number of very difficult people. Some are in big leadership positions and are secured. Some are day-to-day contributors and NetApp is too nice to do anything about them. Layoffs seem arbitrary and doesn't necessarily weed out these difficult, unproductive folks. Salary seems to be on the lower range for Silicon Valley.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance (in my team)

Cons

Leadership is bad, stay away!

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Amongst the top companies in the data storage industry = company stability.

Cons

If you'd ask me a year or 2 ago, I would have given the company 5 stars. But, as with most tech companies now, they've started to follow the trend of return to office, regardless of logic. There's little to no room for exceptions and the company would rather sacrifice productivity regardless if they know the hardships for people living in metros (one way commute to the NY or SJC office can take 2 hours one way!) - that and there's no commuter benefits. You have to pay out of pocket and live in fear of not receiving your bonus if you miss the "thrive together" quarterly requirements.

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