Does Fortinet pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fortinet employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fortinet. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fortinet?

68% of Fortinet employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fortinet 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (162) , Software Engineer (99) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (51) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Sales (40) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (37) , Software QA Engineer (34) , Channel Account Manager (28) , Manager (25)

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

"Good work/life balance but Fortinet does offer dinner if I need to stay late to work overtime" ((in 179 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 136 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 136 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 135 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 121 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 126 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 43 reviews)); "no training at all" ((in 30 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 30 reviews)); "Compensation; no diversity; slow grow" ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fortinet layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fortinet layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fortinet in 2026.

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,897 total reviews)

Ken Xie

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Fortinet has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,897 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fortinet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Nov 24, 2017

Amazing place to work with great flexibility

Staff software dev qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many learning and growth opportunities for each individual and I am having an amazing time working with Fortinet. Work culture is at par with any other Company. - Flexible work timings - Good perks - Able to learn Latest technologies - Great colleagues and can learn lot of things from peers - Open environment - Good HR team and prompt response in case of emergencies If you are a sports enthusiast you will have different leagues to participate - Football, Badminton and other sports as well.

Cons

Provide more trainings on latest technologies

Fortinet Response

Thank you! We will work on providing more L&D opportunities.

4.0

Nov 24, 2017

Culture.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of hardworking and stuffed folks you may able to work with. - Flat organization where every bit work that you do has impact on others works and appreciated. - Very responsive management team works for you. - Good infrastructure and easy to go on. - Company runs good road maps on Product Lines.

Cons

- Typical startup mode culture.

Fortinet Response

Thank you! We will focus on driving communications across all locations.

5.0

Nov 23, 2017

Fortunate to be part of great network Security Company

Software dev qa engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working at Fortinet Innovation centre full-time (More than 2 years) Get to learn many things as you can interact easily with other teams. Best culture to treat employees professionally. Work at the company gives a chance to prove ourselves. Good image in market. Company has got unique technology "virtual cell". Excellent work life balance

Cons

No concerns as of now

Fortinet Response

Thank you! We are striving to be No 1 company in network security space protecting our customers and their valuable assets. We all make a great team!

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