Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 3,568 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 Developer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 3,568 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Cisco?

78% of Software Developer employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What Cisco locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

San Jose is the top rated Cisco location by Software Developer employees.

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?

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2851 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2740 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 1213 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 layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1946 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 886 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 640 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 181 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 155 reviews))

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Cisco Software Developer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,568 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

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,568 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Aug 8, 2009

I learn all the politic from Network Giant

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Gym. Nice intranet. Nice heath center

Cons

A lot of management layers, tons of managers, VP, senior VP, GM.. You are supposed to work on weekend, night time by paying yourself boardband. Totally lose you life. Ranking system makes everyone is your enemy, not going to share information and complete/trap each other. Your rank is totally based on your manager taste. No career growth. No inflation adjustment and no raise. Current layoff and outsource all USA jobs to India.

4.0

Jul 1, 2009

Internship

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Working Environment, nice people and many opportunities.

Cons

Company Politics are all over around the place

3.0

May 14, 2009

Safe harbor for down turn.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good stable company. Good facilities.

Cons

Company is too big and is riddled with politics.

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