Challenging Environment With Limited Growth - Hardware Engineer Fortinet Employee Review

1.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Acceptable as an entry-level role for candidates without any other alternatives.

Cons

The Hardware team has several notable drawbacks: 1. Severe micromanagement with lack of any people management 2. Little to no team culture, organization is strictly hierarchical rather than flat, very toxic culture 3. Although having limited resources and limited trainings, they have unreasonable expectations 4. Unprofessional language is frequently used by managers in meetings and written communication. This behavior is also present among some senior staff. 5. Compensation is low, with minimal promotion opportunities 6. HR support is weak and ineffective Overall, NOT recommended for long-term growth. Most employees would leave if options were available.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

- On target OTE and uncapped commissions - Great overall work culture - A lot of cool Field marketing events - Ability to expense dinners, entertainment, gifts for clients - Great company vision and a broad security fabric portfolio with several third party validations for a well-known cybersecurity brand makes it easy to sell and be successful.

Cons

- New business quotas are the same for every seller at least on my team, who all have very different territories, some with more white space heavy accounts that can be much more challenging to hit quota compared to other territories. Quotas went up by 20% from previous year. - Too many internal systems to navigate - processes and sales enablement tools could be more efficient - You can be the top performer in your US sales segment, and still not make it to President's Club because of the way it's structured - competing against different segments and only top 3-4% get to go each year. Rewarding top performers in general is an area needing improvement in my opinion.

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Solid, stable, predictable. Most people are out of the office by 4 or 5 pm. Life is easy and expectations are low.

Cons

Little support for marketing. Fortinet has too many products and too many product lines - and every product owner is fighting for attention of sales. The company is firmly wedded to it's hardware roots. Fortinet has not invested in internal systems. Reporting is awkard and cumbersome, and adaption on enterprise AI is still a long ways off. There are no women in senior roles.

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