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 91 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 48 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good pay (at least for me)" ((in 28 reviews))

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

"2) Management is bad." ((in 55 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs,Head office relocated to east coast" ((in 45 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 21 reviews)); "Some managers have no technical knowledge." ((in 21 reviews)); "Salary stands low compared to market standards" ((in 18 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

4.0

Jun 1, 2021

Good place to work

Softwares engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best place to work Best work life balance Best work culture

Cons

Even being the industry leaders in wireless no proper salary hikes

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your review . It is exciting to see you are enjoying the amazing work culture here at Extreme. On your remark on compensation, we are routinely review our practices and make necessary changes as and when we are able.

4.0

May 21, 2021

Good culture with great management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture. Good work-life balance. Good training oppurtunities

Cons

Pay is average. Projects are mostly US focused.

Extreme Networks Response

4y

We are very happy to see you are having a great time here at Extreme. We would like to highlight, our inclusive work culture is the backbone of our success. Work distribution is largely business driven and we routinely look at revitalizing the talent strategy to keep us market competitive.

1.0

May 11, 2021

A very selfish management and team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Since there is no work the work life balance will be awesome only if you enjoy working like that........

Cons

Heavy internal politics There are a set off old people in the team they ensure that the new guys don't flourish and stay They have a hire and fire system

Extreme Networks Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are disheartened to hear of your negative experience while at Extreme. We are focusing on management & leadership development that we hope will address some of these issues in the future.

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