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))

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4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

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

4.0

Sep 7, 2019

Company review

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good place to work with flexible hours.

Cons

Lot of weekend work and night meetings due to globalization.

5.0

Jun 12, 2019

Great place to work!

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very nice place to establish a good work-life balance. Quality of work is great.

Cons

Heavy interworking with US/Canada teams ... Night meetings are too frequent.

3.0

Feb 13, 2018

Cisco India needs to gear up

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are working in India location, and have no big ambitions, life could be more or less cool.

Cons

Indian employees are treated not so well. Fun fund we are entitled to is $15 compared to $55 in US/Israel. On-call payment for Indians is $15 compared to $100 in US and $300 per week in Israel.

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