Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 31 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 Development Engineer (SDE) Intern Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern salaries at Cisco.

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

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2838 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2718 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2135 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1242 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1096 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1926 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 880 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 637 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 203 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 177 reviews))

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4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

100% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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31 reviews

5.0

Sep 13, 2025

SDE 3 salary

Sde 3

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work culture and innovative work

Cons

No as such cons right now

3.0

Sep 2, 2025

Good for learning, but bad pay

Sde-iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture of wlb, people respect your time, helpful management

Cons

Pay is not that good. Engineering quality at times sub-par

3.0

Mar 19, 2025

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Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has a good work life balance

Cons

Work is bit redundant. Did not feel much pressure

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