Worth the shot - Member Technical Staff NetApp Employee Review

4.0
Apr 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance. Great transparency and appreciation for work. You get to see the impact of your work on the company. Great/diverse technology to learn about. Good learning resources/engineering support (this is easy to ignore, but they prevent a lot of frustration otherwise).

Cons

Payscale wasn't at par with expectations/peer companies. 2 "imposed" shutdowns every year. At times, too much focus on reporting and communication on managerial level.....kind of overwhelming. Product development needs better engineers.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

NetApp is a prestigious company, working for this company will be a great resume boost if you cannot break into top fortune 500 companies. Relatively easy to get into NetApp. Competitive pay.

Cons

Frequent layoffs. Understaffed which could equate to higher expected output.

3.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Not the worst pay around - Opportunity for advancement if you get the right management - Good financial benefits (ESPP, 401k options, mega backdoor Roth) - The one thing GK is good at is driving up the company stock price. Hope you got yourself some RSUs

Cons

- NetApp hasn't made a new product in 10 years, so you'll be hard pressed to find development work that isn't directly tied to supporting what was built before then. - Very little innovation other than weekend-project-level AI tools - Health and dental benefits are not great - Upper management is completely detached from reality

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