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

Software Engineering Manager professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 57 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 Engineering Manager Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering Manager interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Software Engineering Manager employees well?

Software Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 57 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering Manager salaries at Cisco.

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

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2828 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 2119 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1230 reviews)); "Good compensation and pay." ((in 1119 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and yearly hikes were low" ((in 1920 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 882 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 635 reviews)); "Too much politics; people don't work for the common goal but to justify their existence" ((in 196 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 180 reviews))

Cisco Software Engineering Manager reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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Manager, Software Engineering employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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57 reviews

3.0

Jun 15, 2020

EN engineering culture needs change

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big company with deep pocket, stable job if you manage up

Cons

process heavy, toxic culture nepotism is the worst

Cisco Response

6y

We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. Cisco's focus on culture means we understand that we will always have room for improvement – and while many Glassdoor reviews speak to employees feeling that Cisco is a great place to work – we realize there is still work that needs to be done to ensure our conscious culture resonates to all teams. Cisco hosts an annual global Leader Day and there are various leadership pathways on the Degreed Platform as a way of prioritizing leadership. Glassdoor is one of the ways to provide feedback, as well as raising concerns with your HR team!

5.0

May 11, 2020

Review for Cisco

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

#1 place to work for 2019/2020 #1 Networking Company Diverse Porto folio Work Life Balance Respect for employer Open Culuture

Cons

None as of now. Nothing to fill.

2.0

Feb 23, 2020

This company needs to improve the way it handles women leaders - now!

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to manage large teams and complex problems. This company does very interesting engineering work.

Cons

Female engineering leaders are consistently discriminated against in this company. I know several woman engineering managers who complain of being over-loaded, under-leveled, and under-paid as compared to their male counterparts in the same org, doing exactly the same work, and sometimes even having a larger team. I know several anecdotes of male senior managers engaging in gender-discriminatory behavior & comments when it comes to compensation, growth, acknowledging achievements, and providing actionable feedback. Instead of supporting women in leadership and encouraging growth, Cisco is consistently burning woman leaders out. Go ahead and count the number of women who are at least one-level skip managers in an engineering team in Cisco. Hint - you may be able to count them on your fingertips.

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