Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Network Engineer?

Network Engineer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 337 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 Network Engineer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Network Engineer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Network Engineer employees well?

Network Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 337 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Network Engineer salaries at Cisco.

What Cisco locations are top rated by Network Engineer employees?

Cisco locations which are top rated by Network Engineer employees are Research Triangle Park and San Jose .

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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Cisco Network Engineer reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(337 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

82% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Networking Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 337 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Networking Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Networking Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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337 reviews

3.0

May 25, 2012

Culture has changed quite a bit

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to change jobs and do something else interesting

Cons

Top salaries not very impressive seems a few key people from each team are doing all the heavy lifting

2.0

Dec 14, 2011

Not good

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big company, decent salary, certification money is returned once you pass the exams, lot of competition between peers makes you want to work harder

Cons

bad management, too much politics, management doesnt know anything about the technical aspect, too many people, very disoriented teams with no focus.

4.0

Nov 1, 2011

good company to work

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, Technical growth, Cisco name, work environments

Cons

I am consultant not too much involve in the company.

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Research Triangle Park, NC

$127K - $252K /yr

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