Is Fortinet a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Fortinet have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 159 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Fortinet employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Fortinet now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Fortinet .

Does Fortinet pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Fortinet with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 159 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Fortinet.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Fortinet?

50% of Developer employees at Fortinet would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 26% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Fortinet with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (162) , Software Engineer (101) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (52) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (39) , Sales (39) , Software QA Engineer (35) , Channel Account Manager (28) , Manager (25)

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

"Good work life balance and relax" ((in 178 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 143 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 133 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 133 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 129 reviews))

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

"Poor management and they don't take care of the employees" ((in 127 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 40 reviews)); "Leadership at the VP level and up is poor.... You'll be amazed at how much and how little requires CEO/CTO/CFO approval." ((in 31 reviews)); "No training facilities for dev team" ((in 27 reviews)); "Compensation; no diversity; slow grow" ((in 16 reviews))

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3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Ken Xie

62% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Senior management

Developer employees have rated Fortinet with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Fortinet is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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159 reviews

2.0

Aug 12, 2025

Ok for WLB

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance because no pressure from above

Cons

Bad work because there's not much vision

2.0

Aug 12, 2025

Corporate bureaucracy with startup chaos

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The total compensation is decent

Cons

The company is stingy on the most absurd of things Technical debt is unmanaged and is a nightmare The is no middle management (in a bad way)

3.0

Aug 10, 2025

Awesome company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a good place to work.

Cons

Cannot think of any cons.

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