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 3,628 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 3,628 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 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3680) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (607) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (497) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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 2873 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2737 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2104 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1231 reviews)); "cisco is a good place becuase it does not make you work like crrazy and they pay you well enough" ((in 1104 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1921 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 877 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 649 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 202 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews))

Cisco Software Engineer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,628 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer || employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,628 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

2.0

Mar 21, 2011

Absolute no work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free to use WebEx products. Cisco's salary and benefit are competitive.

Cons

Totally no work life balance. Management expects you to work in the evening to synch with China developers. Sometimes I have to work until 11pm. But still need to go to office before 9:30am. Lack of directions. WFH is not encouraged. Multiple groups in the company and compete with each other with products targeting the same market. Lack of experience in Product Marketing. Have no idea what customers want. Only management favorites get rewarded.

2.0

Mar 7, 2011

Challenging work, Bad work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

networking leader, cutting edge technology, some BU s are good for a 9-5 job. others are sweatshop good for people who like flexibility like wfh, generous PTOs and facilities

Cons

too much bureacracy and no work life balance too much politics nothing done for employee morale very bad career growth not much compensation increase cost cutting in basic facilities like break room supplies bad cafe

4.0

Feb 22, 2011

Good place to work, but a little out-dated company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Lots of internal opportunities 2. Stable team 3. Good benefits; 4. Nice balance between life and work

Cons

1. Fat management; 2. Limit chance to work on new product;

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