Cisco Software Developer reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,568 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,568 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Sep 21, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Very exciting work going on in some BUs

Cons

Some teams foster the culture of favouratism, opaqueness and toxic poliitics. Mid-level engineers given even less preference/importance than interns/freshers.

4.0
Sep 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance. Mostly everyone there is solid, competent, and easy to work with. No mandatory RTO (yet). Company culture/values/ethics are respectable.

Cons

There are some exceptions, some teammates have big egos and insecurity issues that are hard to work with. Compensation range is also lagging other tech companies.

5.0
Sep 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and supportive team. Opportunities to learn from top engineers. Strong global brand and industry leadership. Access to cutting-edge technologies and projects. Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Cons

Large organization can be bureaucratic. Decision-making process is sometimes slow. Frequent organizational changes and restructures. Compensation growth slower than competitors. Workload can be uneven across teams.

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