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

Developer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 3,577 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 Developer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 3,577 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Cisco?

78% of Developer employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. 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 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3687) , Senior Software Engineer (1006) , 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 (413) , 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?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2852 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2683 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2169 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1207 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1100 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1951 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 896 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 201 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 reviews))

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,577 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Developer employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,577 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

4.0

Jul 16, 2026

Good work-life balance but limited growth opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good work-life balance Good teamates

Cons

Limited opportunities for growth in role

5.0

Jul 16, 2026

Chill environment with helpful amenities, hardware focus

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very chill, very helpful, lots of amenities

Cons

Not exactly a con but maybe too hardware oriented

4.0

Jul 14, 2026

Smart colleagues, but frequent layoff worries persist

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are very smart and committed to the products/company Paychecks come every 2 weeks The company earned record revenues last quarter ($15.88 Billion). Due to such record earnings, they only laid off 4,000 employees

Cons

Plan on getting laid off Plan on worrying about getting laid off every 6 months Raises are few and far between

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