Cisco Software Engineer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,622 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Software Engineer || employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,622 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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2.0
Jan 19, 2026

Not so great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Fully Remote

Cons

- So so pay - Not very interesting work - Older tech - Bureaucracy/slow pace - Incompetent managers - Unkind co-workers

4.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and interesting products

Cons

A bit too corperate in pay and going forward in the company

4.0
Jan 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, Monthly site social events, Partial fitness plan reimbursements.

Cons

A high number of layoffs, typically two rounds per year.

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