Serious issues at senior management level - Software Engineer NetApp Employee Review

3.0
Mar 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The two greatest things about working at NetApp are the people and the amenities. Most of the people we work with on a day-to-day basis are competent hard working individuals who want to make a real contribution to the company. The amenities as well are some of the best in the valley.

Cons

There are some senior managers who seem to be working for themselves and not the company. In particular there has been a lot of 'hiring my incompetent buddies who will say yes to everything that I want' behavior around the hardware focused groups. We see long-time high achieving employees leave or forced out to be immediately replaced by the VP's buddies who then instantly fall in line with a vision that does not appear to be in the best long-term interests of the company. We've reached a point where challenging anything earns a ticket to the unemployment line.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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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
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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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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