Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 3,624 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 3,624 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Cisco?

78% of Software Engineer employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3676) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (605) , Account Manager (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2842 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2698 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2128 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1241 reviews)); "Very Competitive Pay and Good for the Resume." ((in 1090 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1925 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 881 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 649 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 204 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews))

Cisco Software Engineer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,624 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer || employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,624 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer || professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Mar 7, 2011

Challenging work, Bad work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

networking leader, cutting edge technology, some BU s are good for a 9-5 job. others are sweatshop good for people who like flexibility like wfh, generous PTOs and facilities

Cons

too much bureacracy and no work life balance too much politics nothing done for employee morale very bad career growth not much compensation increase cost cutting in basic facilities like break room supplies bad cafe

4.0

Feb 22, 2011

Good place to work, but a little out-dated company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Lots of internal opportunities 2. Stable team 3. Good benefits; 4. Nice balance between life and work

Cons

1. Fat management; 2. Limit chance to work on new product;

2.0

Feb 21, 2011

Slippery Slope

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual work environment Flexible work schedule

Cons

Middle Management and above only worried about protecting political turf Executive Management seems to have lost focus, losing ground to competition in core products and wasting money on poor aquisitions (Scientific Atlanta, Flip, etc). Push into consumer products is a dud (anybody want a umi?) The worker bees end up bearing the brunt of each of these poor decisions as cost cutting has reached ridiculous levels of insanity.

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