Is F5 a good company to work for?

F5 has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,183 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about F5 have been left by employees working as Software Engineer III , Director and Account Manager .

Does F5 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, F5 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at F5. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at F5?

73% of F5 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated F5 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at F5?

Software Engineer (148) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Principal Software Engineer (39) , Software Engineer II (39) , Network Support Engineer (34) , Software Engineer III (33) , Manager (23) , Director (21) , Account Manager (20) , Engineer (18) , Sales (17) , Solutions Engineer (17) , Consultant (16) , Intern (15) , Product Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but at at per market rate" ((in 225 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 220 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 192 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 187 reviews)); "Good salary and team mates." ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"bad management ." ((in 78 reviews)); "Recent layoffs really showed their struggle to commit to both Cloud and Security business." ((in 54 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 39 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "There was no career growth" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about F5 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about F5 layoffs and their outlook for job security at F5 in 2026.

What are the top reviewed F5 locations?

Seattle , San Jose , Spokane , Liberty Lake , Boston , Lowell , New York , Boulder , Dallas , San Francisco , Chicago , West Seattle , Salt Lake City , Washington , Los Angeles , Denver , Phoenix , Houston , Renton , Atlanta , Phila , Arlington Heights , Norfolk , Reston , Saint Louis , Green Bay , Louisville , Sanford , Austin , Plano

F5 reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,975 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

79% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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F5 has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,975 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The F5 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

2K reviews

2.0

Nov 4, 2012

Getting worse day after day

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefit, used to be very good especially on insurance and etc. Used to be a great place to work at and have work-life balance OK Salary

Cons

very bad management recently, asked to work over weekends, very bad project planning and management, some team were hired and paid very high just because of Foundry, very hard to get promoted if you are not some one in higher management radar, aka not in the core project,

4.0

Oct 26, 2012

Broad Experience and wide range of tech.

Systems administrator ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment is very relaxed for the IT tepartment. The IT Operations Team is very tight-knit. Projects are coordinated and then handed out, but the team is small enough that your voice is very clearly heard when doing architecture work.

Cons

There isn't a lot of room to move up in the company. Historically, they're not great at career development for employees; you're left to your own devices there.

4.0

Oct 20, 2012

Outstanding Technology Company

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong products, good training, smart people, good pay and benefits, senior management seems to know what they are doing, fairly easy to move between jobs within the company. Oh, and it is based in Seattle. If you do not mind a bit of rain, this is one of the best places in the world to live.

Cons

Well, in the end, it is still a job. You do have to show up and get the job done..

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