5-10 years behind the curve - Software Developer F5 Employee Review

2.0
20 Jul 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Fairly laid-back environment - Decent benefits - Smart people, for the most part - Nice office

Cons

- 5-10 years behind the curve in technology, cloud and approach to doing projects - Doomed, un-agile gigantic projects where failure is catastrophic - PMO, Middle-management and security-laded projects tamp down agility, innovation - Bad decisions made by insecure, defensive management - Endless, confused meetings yielding future meetings - No clear paths for advancement

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5.0
30 May 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
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and good culture

Cons

Sales compensation changes frequently and randomly

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