Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Software Enginees?

Software Enginees professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 3,420 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 Software Enginees Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginees interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Software Enginees employees well?

Software Enginees professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 3,420 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginees salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Software Enginees professionals working at Cisco?

79% of Software Enginees employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Enginees professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

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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 2885 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2716 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2116 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1240 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1093 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1936 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 886 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 640 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 198 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 176 reviews))

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,420 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

78% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Software Enginees employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,420 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginees professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginees professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jul 16, 2026

Good work-life balance but limited growth opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good work-life balance Good teamates

Cons

Limited opportunities for growth in role

5.0

Jul 16, 2026

Chill environment with helpful amenities, hardware focus

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very chill, very helpful, lots of amenities

Cons

Not exactly a con but maybe too hardware oriented

4.0

Jul 14, 2026

Smart colleagues, but frequent layoff worries persist

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are very smart and committed to the products/company Paychecks come every 2 weeks The company earned record revenues last quarter ($15.88 Billion). Due to such record earnings, they only laid off 4,000 employees

Cons

Plan on getting laid off Plan on worrying about getting laid off every 6 months Raises are few and far between

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