Principal engineer - Engineer F5 Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

More than 40% market share.

Cons

Ship ship ship mentality with crucial quality decisions made by non technical managers (their goal being to just keep their superiors happy - only manage up). Such choices are driven by senior leadership (VP level) which is willing to cut any corners to just "win" over other peers in Seattle. Culture of this place has gone down substantially. Most new hires are from "surrounding" big companies (think networking behemoth) , where they can find management that stays quiet and is totally non-ambitious. Morale is very low. Manager quality is completely dismal. A lot of people have left because they were wronged and did not align with bad decisions. It doesn't matter how long you work here, you cannot build a career at this place. Instead go work for another big company that pays better.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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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
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, wellness and mental health considerations.

Cons

Organization seems to be influx about where they are heading. Makes it hard to create goals for the entire org and get proper direction.

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