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 3% 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?

"Great people in the engineering team with many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge." ((in 87 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and Time flexibility." ((in 86 reviews)); "Good Work Culture and process" ((in 25 reviews)); "The leadershop team and all the cross functional teams are great to work with day to day." ((in 25 reviews)); "Good pay (at least for me)" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"2) Management is bad." ((in 56 reviews)); "1.) Layoffs and Reorganizations were frequent." ((in 44 reviews)); "Constant new upper management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Managers have 10+ reports." ((in 21 reviews)); "No Bonus" ((in 14 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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,084 reviews)

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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

Feb 8, 2024

Good work life balance

Systems software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance and polite work culture

Cons

need cab facilities, need food cafeteria, and other amenities

Extreme Networks Response

1y

Thank you for your review on Glassdoor, excited to note your feedback on work culture at Extreme which we are all very proud of. We work in Flex-first format and office cab and cafeteria facility is not a feasible option for our offices in Bangalore and Chennai, sorry.

4.0

Jan 26, 2024

Very good. I built out the US-Enterprise sales team in my 2 years there and had great success.

Sr. director of sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High growth opportunity on a national scale

Cons

Smaller company in our market space

Extreme Networks Response

2y

We thank you for taking out time to review us. We would like understand your comment on leadership, request you to connect with your HRBP and share feedback so we can properly address.

1.0

Jan 25, 2024

Bad Management

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Bad Management No- Transparency on project or work

Cons

Management and Culture, work life balance

Extreme Networks Response

2y

In the spirit of candor and transparency, we appreciate your feedback. Very sorry to learn that you have had a bad experience here. Please be assured we ate Extreme do everything in our capacity to make Extreme the best place to work for our employees.

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