Wednesday, November 4

F5 in India: Offices, Headcount and Operations

F5 sells application delivery and application security products in India and runs a product development centre in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad site supports multi cloud application services, customer service and disaster recovery.

What India does for F5

Hyderabad is a product development centre for F5, which grew its India team past 700 people within about three years of opening it.

F5's India business

F5 set up its Hyderabad product development centre in 2018. In May 2019 it opened a Center of Excellence of over 90,000 sq ft in HITEC City, Hyderabad.

By November 2021 its India team had grown to more than 700 employees. It also operates a site in Bengaluru.

Key moves in India

  • 2018: F5 set up its product development centre in Hyderabad.
  • 2019: In May F5 opened a Center of Excellence of more than 90,000 sq ft in HITEC City, Hyderabad.
  • 2021: F5 added a floor in The Skyview building in Madhapur as its India team passed 700 employees.

Where it operates

F5 runs its India business from Hyderabad. It also has a presence in Bengaluru.

At a glance

  • Home country: United States
  • Global headquarters: Seattle
  • Sector: Cybersecurity & Digital Risk
  • Business: Application security
  • Role of India: R&D and engineering hub
  • India head office: Hyderabad
  • India offices: Hyderabad, Bengaluru
  • India headcount: Not available

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