Good place to work that should be a Great place to work - Software Engineer NetApp Employee Review

4.0
6 Dec 2011
Recommend
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Pros

High technical standard for most employees Software focused company Quality products Good culture (in RTP - so far) Weekly Beer Bash in RTP is outstanding

Cons

Cisco wanna-be (what a shame) Mid-to-Low compensation Short vacation time (only 12 days) Small bonuses Shrinking benefits Not as progressive as they should/could be Way too much emphasis on Greatest Place to Work

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5.0
7 June 2026
Recommend
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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
9 June 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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