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 2876 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2679 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2134 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1233 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1093 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1936 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 897 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 639 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 203 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 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

4.0

Nov 9, 2025

good WLB

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Good work life balance 2) cutting edge tech to work on 3) good campus, food

Cons

1) salary and hike are low 2) periodic layoffs

2.0

Nov 9, 2025

Good for entry level and gain experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is good to join at an entry level when you have nothing, you will get access to whole range of development tools / environments. Very good technical mentors as well. beautiful campus. Have good opportunities to network and move internally.

Cons

In my first team which probably did not generate much revenue: my pay was horrendous, but WLB was good.. Switched to another team after a few years: Revenue generating team but my pay remained horrendous, the WLB is like working for big-tech (too many tasks where you have lot to work but no time to improve your learning curve).. and no recognition what's so ever.. extremely deluded people running the show in terms of people management.

5.0

Nov 8, 2025

Good company to work for.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment and learning opportunities.

Cons

No cons as of now.

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