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 and relax" ((in 176 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 134 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 125 reviews)); "It's not that the managers in the sales regions are bad leaders, they're just powerless and afraid." ((in 43 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 31 reviews)); "No training facilities for dev team" ((in 29 reviews)); "Compensation; no diversity; slow grow" ((in 16 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.

What are the top reviewed Fortinet locations?

São Paulo , Salvador , Brasília , Uberlândia , Rio de Janeiro , Belo Horizonte , Goiânia , Florianópolis , Fortaleza , Recife , Joinville , Aroeiras do Itaim

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Fortinet reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,896 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 2,896 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Aug 24, 2025

Bad culture, burnout

Project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Local leadership is good. People are friendly.

Cons

Workload is very bad. Because of the reporting line in to India, the culture is very bad. Lots of politics between teams.

4.0

Aug 22, 2025

WLB and chill most of time

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB and chill most of time

Cons

low compensation and no final benefit or equity

3.0

Aug 21, 2025

It’s alright

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Large corporate business so good structure and decent benefits

Cons

It’s a very traditional company

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Jobs at Fortinet

Business Development Manager

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Major Acct Manager

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

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