Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Associate Solutions Engineer?

Associate Solutions Engineer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 238 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Solutions Engineer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Solutions Engineer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Associate Solutions Engineer employees well?

Associate Solutions Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 238 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Solutions Engineer salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Associate Solutions Engineer professionals working at Cisco?

98% of Associate Solutions Engineer employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Associate Solutions Engineer professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

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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 2852 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2683 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2169 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1207 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1100 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1951 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 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 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 reviews))

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4.3

98% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

93% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

Associate Solutions Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Solutions Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Solutions Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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238 reviews

4.0

Jul 24, 2026

Good benefits and remote work, but layoffs create insecurity

Solution architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits; ability to work from home

Cons

Regular layoffs cause insecurity in many people

3.0

Jul 16, 2026

Was better

Solutions consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work environment Passionate (for the most part) colleagues Lots of learning opportunities

Cons

Unreasonable reorg decisions Some managers don’t provide leadership need to help navigate changes

5.0

Jul 14, 2026

Good work environment, but poor work-life balance

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment Good salary

Cons

Bad work life balance in genwral

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