Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer?

Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 126 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 Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer employees well?

Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 126 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer salaries at Cisco.

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"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2853 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2712 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2126 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1220 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1087 reviews))

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

"This also leads to relatively frequent layoffs of redundant divisions and attrition as acquired employees become fully vested and seek opportunities elsewhere." ((in 1957 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 889 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 646 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 197 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 178 reviews))

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Cisco Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Test Engineer/Technical Lead Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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126 reviews

4.0

Jan 26, 2025

Great place to work

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Environment Recognistion for employees

Cons

As of now I don't see any

4.0

Dec 2, 2024

Good place to work

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a good place to work when compared to other IT companies, although not sure about microsoft, google but better than amazon.

Cons

Overall company is good but cisco stock will never move ahead so even if u get a lot of shares, its stagnant money.

3.0

Oct 23, 2024

Good Company, but depends on the Business Unit you are in

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work from Home - Good options for stock - Decent pay

Cons

- If your Business Unit is not good, you'll have little or no Work life Balance - Some projects are Good, some are not - Recent layoffs

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