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

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 122 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Cisco .

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

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 122 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Cisco.

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"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2847 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2718 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2127 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1234 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1118 reviews))

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

"Frequent restructuring and layoffs specifically targeting ageism" ((in 1946 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 646 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 204 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 151 reviews))

Cisco Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(122 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

91% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated Cisco with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 122 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

122 reviews

5.0

Jul 12, 2022

Good

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

best company for freshers. must apply

Cons

no such cons ......good company

5.0

Jun 22, 2022

good

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice workplace for such company

Cons

networking was to be learned from scratch

5.0

Jun 21, 2022

great place to work

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people good management team good mentorship good social activity WLB

Cons

ok paid work complexity overhead sometimes hard to find the correct person when the organization is so big

Cisco Response

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Thank you for your review and for your 1+ year with us! We value your feedback in the Cons sections, and we are thrilled to learn that you are happy with the management, colleagues, mentorship, and work-life balance at Cisco.

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