Cisco Software Engineering Technical Leader reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

68% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Technical Leader Software Engineering employees have rated Cisco with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Technical Leader Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Technical Leader Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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137 reviews
4.0
Jun 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company, will be around for the next 10 - 20 years. Lots of places to find a niche. Lots of locations worldwide, wide variety of software and hardware positions. Flexible work hours, telecommuting, easy to stay connected 24 x 7. Highly educated workforce, lots of very smart people to hang out with and learn from. Market leader in many many categories. Free popcorn and drinks. Engineers have access to state of the art computers, labs and networks, and access to some of the biggest customers in the world, you wouldn't have this level acceptance working for a startup or a mid-level company.

Cons

It is a large company. 2001 brought some tough downsizing but there are still a lot of people failing to live up to their potential. This is mostly due to incompetent middle management on average, folks who have gotten promoted because they've stuck around for a long time and will put up with the crap that goes on with politics and maneuvering. No more HR department, the first and second level managers are expected to "do it all", lead the way, set the example and motivate and train as well as be de facto technical leads and pollinate projects across groups and locations.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The quality and qualifications of Cisco employee is extremely high and the competitive atmosphere drives innovation, collaboration and working to "go the extra mile". Cisco also drives a culture of fairness, diversity, collaboration and results that are "second to none". We also have the most energetic and motivational CEO in the world!

Cons

The compensation is mediocre with base salaries just above the industry median and the stock is flat. We are falling way behind the industry. As mentioned many times, the company demands a lot out of its employees and the new culture of collaboration leads me to my day job of attending 6-8 meetings each day and my night job is reading email. We are driving our business at break-neck speeds and I don't see the same focus and attention on the people aspect of the business as we did say 5-7 years ago. It is a stressful environment to work in but I love my job.... sigh.... It's a company of many type A personalities. Is the human body capable of keeping up this Cisco-pace?

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