Is Extreme Networks a good company to work for?

Extreme Networks has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,186 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 70% 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?

70% 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) , Director (15) , Principal Software Engineer (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 and Time flexibility." ((in 90 reviews)); "Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 83 reviews)); "Good pay (at least for me)" ((in 30 reviews)); "The leadershop team and all the cross functional teams are great to work with day to day." ((in 27 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Poor management and internal communication." ((in 59 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 45 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Some managers have no technical knowledge." ((in 21 reviews)); "ceo is always talking about take" ((in 7 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,084 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 1,084 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

5.0

Apr 20, 2023

Exciting place to work and develop

Sales engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can really drive ideas and grow with Extreme Networks. Collaboration is excellent and leadership listens. Execution is excellent

Cons

Clearer definition of long term trajectory and technical focus could be better.

Extreme Networks Response

2y

Thank you for your review on Glassdoor. it would be good for you to meet your line leadership to understand our 'go-to' market strategy and long term tech focus better and additionally get in touch with your HRBP to get more clarity on what all we are doing as an organization to make it the best place to be at.

4.0

Apr 11, 2023

Good

Wireless software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Projects, Good learning curve

Cons

Nothing as far as I know

Extreme Networks Response

2y

Thank you for reviewing us about your tenure at Extreme. We believe challenging work and continuous learning is essential for individual development as well as growth for us as an organization. Very happy to see our investments in these areas paying off.

4.0

Mar 30, 2023

Work culture and benefits

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and work from home.

Cons

Same as pros, due to work from home no team interactions directly:).But pros are more

Extreme Networks Response

2y

Thank you for your review on Glassdoor and pointing out our great work culture here. While we understand the concerns around lack of in person interaction owing to hybrid working format, we are consistently looking for avenues to introduce creative interaction modes. You will hear more on this in the coming days.

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