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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"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))

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"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

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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

Aug 24, 2025

Great

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work, enjoyed my time

Cons

a bit more support can be offered

4.0

Jul 28, 2025

good

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it was all good and nice.

Cons

no con as such . all good

4.0

Jun 17, 2025

Good place to work

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, a semblance of work-life balance. It is possible to have other things in your life with a job at Cisco. There are some teams where it's slow and other teams where it's fast. Generally a good culture.

Cons

Difficult to grow if you're in the wrong team. Hiring freeze across a lot of the organization limits your growth in building teams. Lack of backfills.

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