Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineering Manager?

Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 18 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 Senior Software Engineering Manager Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineering Manager interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Senior Software Engineering Manager employees well?

Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 18 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineering Manager salaries at Cisco.

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?

"The culture is great and the in person offices were very cool" ((in 2856 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2688 reviews)); "Also great for people with families as lot work in hybrid settings or from home." ((in 2155 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1223 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1078 reviews))

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

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1941 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 893 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 640 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 177 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 151 reviews))

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Cisco Senior Software Engineering Manager reviews

3.9

99% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Work/Life balance

Senior Manager Software Engineering employees have rated Cisco with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Manager Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Manager Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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18 reviews

5.0

Aug 20, 2021

Great Place to Work

Senior software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people Great technology Great Executive Leadership Team

Cons

Regular re-orgs causing churn Heavy workload

5.0

Jul 2, 2021

It is apple of networking

Senior manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What Apple is to phone is Cisco is to network equipments

Cons

Very big and less agile

4.0

Apr 1, 2021

Great place to work

Senior manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good leadership, great compensation

Cons

Need to accelerate movement into newer technologies

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