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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3676) , Senior Software Engineer (1004) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (606) , Account Manager (594) , Network Consulting Engineer (495) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (420) , Business Analyst (412) , Technical Leader (353) , Product Manager (328) , Senior Manager (328) , Technical Lead (326) , Director (325)

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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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

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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4.0

Oct 15, 2020

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Pros

Work life balance, Employee friendly

Cons

Frequent lay off, Many re orgs

4.0

Oct 7, 2020

Good company

Software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work lot products

Cons

Not for new graduates and hard to get to the right team

4.0

Sep 26, 2020

Life at cisco

Manager, software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work culture, Abundant resources to learn professionally and Personally, Provided the Individual make us of it

Cons

Production, dependant on Process, procedures and policies should be revisited

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