Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Senior Manager Software Development Engineering?

Senior Manager Software Development Engineering professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 158 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 Senior Manager Software Development Engineering Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Manager Software Development Engineering interview questions at Cisco .

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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 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2743 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2170 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1244 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((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 1959 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 893 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 645 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 183 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 154 reviews))

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Cisco Senior Manager Software Development Engineering reviews

4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

80% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Senior Manager Software Development Engineering employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Manager Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Manager Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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158 reviews

4.0

Jan 10, 2026

It all depends on your product and team

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financially, a well-run company Industry standard compensation Long tail of legacy customers AI data-center buildout provides a tailwind

Cons

Layoffs in engineering are becoming commonplace AI tooling & productivity increases may incent accelerated headcount reduction. It all depends on whether your product is growing or stagnating.

4.0

Nov 19, 2025

overall great company culture

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

overall company policies are good for employees. flexible work hours and location but company pushing towards work from office.

Cons

Few people love politics than real work. I think mostly true in most of the companies. salary for old employees are never revised to bring up to new employees. there is massive gap.

4.0

Oct 15, 2025

Great place to work with work/life balance based on team you're in

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work/life balance based on team

Cons

low comp compared to industry peers / competitors

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