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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fortinet?

Systems Engineer (201) , Technical Support Engineer (161) , Software Engineer (99) , TAC Engineer (98) , Major Account Manager (87) , Account Manager (55) , Software Developer (53) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (50) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , Sales (40) , Inside Sales Representative (39) , Regional Account Manager (36) , 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 173 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 138 reviews)); "Very flexible and provide good benefits" ((in 134 reviews)); "Great culture where you can be yourself and are accepted within the community with respect and kindness." ((in 133 reviews)); "4) Good salary and Stocks" ((in 122 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 124 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 39 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 32 reviews)); "No training and cannot remote" ((in 26 reviews)); "lack of diversity in some department" ((in 15 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

(2,889 total reviews)

Ken Xie

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

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 2,889 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

3.0

Jul 23, 2015

Senior QA engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Simplified management, good teamwork. Target is very clear, great team build every quarter.

Cons

Always been assign same task hard to learn different things. Don't encourage internal job transfer.

4.0

Jul 19, 2015

I'd work there again

Full stack developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well-managed and structured company with good benefits.

Cons

Fragmented communication when working on projects through multiple time zones.

3.0

Jul 18, 2015

Good people. Good technology. Interesting work culture.

Technical writer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It depends on the team but Fortinet can be a nice place to work.

Cons

The company culture is probably not what you at expecting for a high tech company.

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