Is F5 a good company to work for as a Software Engineer II?

Software Engineer II professionals working at F5 have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 41 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of F5 employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer II Jobs at F5 now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at F5 .

Does F5 pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at F5 with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 41 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer II salaries at F5.

What F5 locations are top rated by Software Engineer II employees?

Seattle is the top rated F5 location by Software Engineer II employees.

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 222 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 218 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 195 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 191 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 76 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 57 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Middle management does not care about employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 17 reviews))

F5 Software Engineer II reviews

3.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

86% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer II employees have rated F5 with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. F5 is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

41 reviews

5.0

Jan 16, 2019

Very Good Company

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Great engineering culture and focus on quality. * Friendly and inclusive work culture. * Flexible working hours. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Nothing I can think of.

2.0

Sep 27, 2018

Software Engineer II

Software engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse culture, Stable work life

Cons

Not able to keep up with the standard competitive market pay rates, atleast not in San Jose. Not able to utilize the employees properly. Too much politics in the upper management is not allowing good projects to come to San Jose which is really pathetic

5.0

Jul 24, 2015

Awesome Company

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance, Benefits, Co-workers, work culture, Challenging work

Cons

I cant really think of any cons.

F5 Response

10y

Thanks for the positive and productive review!

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