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 3,634 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 3,634 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 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What Cisco locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Cisco locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Seattle , Richardson and Austin . On the other hand, Cisco locations which have been rated the lowest by Software Engineer professionals are Santa Clara and Boxborough .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3686) , Senior Software Engineer (1005) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (606) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (498) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (422) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (329) , Senior Manager (328) , Director (326) , Technical Lead (326)

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 2870 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2690 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2146 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1222 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1101 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1948 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 883 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 651 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 182 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 151 reviews))

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,634 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Software Engineer || employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,634 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Nov 25, 2008

Good place to work if you have a family

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, Competitive work environment

Cons

Far too big and bureaucratic to provide real growth opportunities, Lots of old timer biding time being non-productive.

5.0

Nov 17, 2008

Good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work and manage a family

Cons

Too much of middle management

2.0

Nov 13, 2008

Silos stifle work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, with some nice benefits, like a good remote access policy, free drinks, good cafeteria.

Cons

Cisco acquires all their companies. This creates "silos" where each company is still closely nit and not interacting with the rest of Cisco. This is commonplace, even among acquisitions that took play over a decade ago. It's hard, as an outsider to these groups, to get information out of them. Management needs to force their hands. Cooperation is not what it should be, even among people in the same department. Many employees have a view that if you can't do your work, it makes them look better.

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