Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 1,001 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 1,001 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Cisco?

70% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3687) , Senior Software Engineer (1005) , 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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4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,001 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

75% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,001 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Oct 15, 2008

Good to work here

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits. There is a great culture here and it feels like family. People know your name, they feed us quite well. The benefits are good although the 401k could be much better.

Cons

Micro managing from exec level down...too much control and not autonomous. There is also a lack of some back office systems that are needed greatly. There is a lot of old tyme things that should not be taking place in this day and age. Other than that, things are ok. i would like to see some upgrades in IT though.

4.0

Sep 26, 2008

Great for fresh graduate with a family

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, good pay, nice managers (at least in the BU I work for). Plenty of new technologies to learn, with Gurus around you. Tons of cutting edge equipments to work on. 1 month of PTO for fresh, plus virtually unlimited choice of WFH via company paid broadband service. Top school districts around the campus.

Cons

Too many low level managers from a south Asia country and they are mean, mean, mean! Where goes the stock options? Not as well paid as Yahoo! and Google... especially by stock bonus. Relatively long working hours, although it's normal in the industry. No free lunch, like Google, and no free dinner, like Juniper.

3.0

Sep 5, 2008

Cisco is yet another large company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Telecommuting program and benefits. Some of the best engineers in the field work here and still enjoy the work.

Cons

Highly political, takes too long for decisions, kiss ass culture for better ranking and promotion, Dictatorial executive management in some BUs, Sr. management clueless. Experience and results doesn't count for compensation and promotion.

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