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 231 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 215 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 190 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 187 reviews)); "Good salary and team mates." ((in 69 reviews))

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

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Recent layoffs included rock stars that would have been great assets in cloud migration." ((in 54 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 40 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews)); "Lower and middle management does nto get enough or proper training." ((in 16 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).

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41 reviews

3.0

Mar 2, 2024

Not confident in Long Term Success

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Great Team * Can coast along if that's what you're into * Compensation is just fine if you're in a low COL area

Cons

* Not confident in the executive leaderships long term vision * RTO is always rough, openly basing their takes on anecdata * Worried that we're going to hemorrage people

4.0

Dec 15, 2023

Mixed feelings

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Company-wide culture is great, BeF5 values are frequently recognized. 2. Good amount of experts in a team/cross-team, very friendly and professional. 3. Wellness weekend with a Friday and a Monday off every quarter.

Cons

1. No breakfast incentives, lunch is provided by a vendor but not that great. 2. Too many cycles of layoffs have created an insecure environment for employees. 3. No hikes for existing employees due to budget cuts.

5.0

Nov 5, 2023

wellness week

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

every quarter F5 provides 2 holidays apart from regular. friday followed by next monday. so total 4 days including sat and sunday.

Cons

I don't have anything much to say here

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