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 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2743 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2170 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1244 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((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 1959 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 893 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 645 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 183 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 154 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

4.0

Apr 25, 2025

Overall ok

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Good managers and working culture.

Cons

Pay and job security is not that good.

4.0

Apr 23, 2025

good company for WLB

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company for work life balance

Cons

salary is lower than big 7

4.0

Apr 17, 2025

Overall good experience

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good benefits - nice people to work with - nice environment - opportunity to develop technically

Cons

- In TAC sadly engineers do not have much time to take full advantage of the training / LAB materials as people is super busy with cases - In TAC you arrive to a point there isn't much more opportunity to growth - Opportunities are given depending on bussisnes need not necesarily the best person for the job - Cisco has been flag as supporting Israel operations in Gaza - Cisco lay off around 200 employees in Belgium after 5+ years of service. It is clear they do not care about employees (as they claim to do it while they find you useful)

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