No longer a great company - Senior Software Engineer F5 Employee Review

2.0
Feb 23, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

F5 used to be great, a relaxed culture where the work was the focus and management prioritized the happiness of their technical staff. The workers there are still great people, hard-working and very supportive and fun. Benefits and compensation are fair.

Cons

Upper management is entirely focused on shareholder value and they continue to change their minds on policy decisions and regularly issue new mandates without providing an opportunity for employee input. Lower level management have become enforcers who refuse to consider individual employee needs. We went from an "all voices are welcome" company to "shut up and comply" within 10 years.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* I enjoyed the collaborative team culture. Everyone was supportive and willing to help each other. * The work-life balance was good, and the overall working environment was relatively low stress. * I had opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Cons

* One area I felt could be improved was compensation growth. As my responsibilities and technical skills expanded, I was looking for opportunities that offered stronger career and compensation progression.

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits and good culture

Cons

Sales compensation changes frequently and randomly

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