Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,189 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Extreme Networks to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Extreme Networks have been left by employees working as Systems Engineer , Director and Senior Manager .

Does Extreme Networks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Extreme Networks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Extreme Networks. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Extreme Networks?

69% of Extreme Networks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Extreme Networks 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Extreme Networks?

Senior Software Engineer (43) , Software Engineer (31) , Sales (25) , Account Executive (23) , Systems Engineer (17) , Technical Support Engineer (17) , Principal Software Engineer (16) , Director (15) , Senior Account Executive (13) , Senior Manager (13) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , Engineer (12) , Staff Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (11) , Manager (10)

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

"good work life balance was there" ((in 93 reviews)); "Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 86 reviews)); "Good benefits and company perks" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good pay and rewards" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Poor management and internal communication." ((in 58 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 47 reviews)); "Managers have 10+ reports." ((in 21 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "ceo is always talking about take" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Extreme Networks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Extreme Networks locations?

Salem , San Jose , Raleigh , Santa Clara , Morrisville , Boston , Research Triangle Park , New York , Washington , Dallas , Atlanta , Chicago , Salem , Houston , Minneapolis , San Diego , Tampa , Herndon , Durham , Knoxville , Los Angeles , Newark , Montgomery , Western Springs , Saint Louis , Mexico , Milwaukee , Portland , Louisville , Cary

Extreme Networks reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,087 total reviews)

Ed Meyercord

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Extreme Networks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Extreme Networks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jul 9, 2021

OKay but Not OKay

Service delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good office working environment * Team excellent

Cons

Lack of International Experience at Corporate Corporate Micro-management Unwilling to embrace new technology to improve support Missed SLAs for RMAa can take 5 to 15 days to recover

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Candor is one of Extreme's Core Values. We appreciate your candid feedback. Thanking for sharing what it felt like for you during your stay here, both positive and negative. We assure you that while we celebrate positive feedback, constructive criticism is also taken in the right spirit and we will do our best to make Extreme the best place to work.

3.0

Jul 7, 2021

There are Pro's and Con's to working here

Senior channel manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic people and lots of fun

Cons

They under value those fantastic people

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Our employee's feedback and insights is important to us. You do have amazing colleagues!! We are glad that you enjoy working at Extreme and appreciate your feedback on compensation. We are regularly reviewing our pay to ensure competitiveness with the market.

4.0

Jun 29, 2021

Great Culture!

Senior product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big focus on diversity and inclusion. Focused leadership

Cons

Fast growth and needs to hire more resources to share the workload

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your review. The addition of Inclusion as one of our Core Values has created a positive whirlwind of activities and sentiment!! Our leadership team has a delicate balance of "right size, right resources" for the goals and growth of the company.

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