Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,191 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Extreme Networks to a friend and 56% 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 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Extreme Networks. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Extreme Networks?

67% of Extreme Networks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Extreme Networks 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 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) , Staff Software Engineer (13) , Associate Software Engineer (12) , 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 and tech stack" ((in 96 reviews)); "Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 90 reviews)); "Good benefits and company perks" ((in 47 reviews)); "The team is great!" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 28 reviews))

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

"2) Management is bad." ((in 55 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 46 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Some managers have no technical knowledge." ((in 21 reviews)); "No bonus" ((in 15 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 , Washington , New York , 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

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,089 total reviews)

Ed Meyercord

74% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

Extreme Networks has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,089 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).

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1K reviews

3.0

Aug 13, 2020

Lot's of ups and downs

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting environment, great E Staff

Cons

Culture shift since acquisitions, little consistency, hard work life balance

5.0

Aug 11, 2020

It’s been a crazy ride after being acquired by Extreme.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My fellow coworkers are amazing people. It’s about winning as a team.

Cons

The pace at which things change is tough to keep up with. It opens the door to mistakes.

1.0

Aug 10, 2020

Frequent layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good and good learning

Cons

Too many reorgs and frequent layoffs

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