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

5.0

Apr 21, 2022

Excellent Culture and Technology

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good pay 2. Employee is well taken care of 3. Constant strive to better processes 4. Good work life balance

Cons

Legacy applications Inter dependency of teams (less freedom for teams to progress individually)

3.0

Apr 21, 2022

Career growth and salary is not great for existing employees

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Flex options to work

Cons

Salary doesn't match with other companies in the market Doesnt care about hike or promotions of existing employees inspite of their hardwork. Don't really understant the criteria of promoting Software Engineer 2 or 3 to Manager positions who don't have prominent contribution to the team.

5.0

Mar 21, 2022

Great culture

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, good benefits, good work-life balance

Cons

So far I have not found any

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