Cisco Software Developer reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,556 total reviews)
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Chuck Robbins

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Cisco with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,556 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Cisco is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Nice place to work, but so are a lot of other places. The compensation is amazing. The initial job offers are almost impossible to turn down. Most employees are highly motivated about delivering new, top quality products to the customers. If you have the fortune to get on the right product team you really care about, your drive and commitment will help shape the solution from day one. You can focus on your job with minimum administrative distractions. Huge bonus in being able to spend the majority of your day writing quality code, less the distractions of administrative paperwork, irrelevant meetings etc.

Cons

Mobility in the company seems slow to average. Long hours in return for little merit and recognition. Probably due to a glut of middle management in the food chain perhaps? May result in a lot of managerial red tape in project approval process. Team creativity can sometimes stagnate as result.

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get valuable experience that is needed in field.

Cons

The employees lounge doesn't have much food in it, and that makes me upset

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You are encouraged to collaborate and seek visibility, even externally. Some employees can even work from home or in a remote office. Managers are generally open minded and encourage asking tough questions and challenging the status quo. Industry Leader. Still a growth company. Compensation and benefits are excellent. For instance, the medical and dental package is 2nd to none and much better than most other comparable companies. “If you are uncomfortable with change, Cisco might not be the place for you. There are significant leadership and strategy changes as we adapt to different markets. Many projects we work on are started and stopped haphazardly by product marketing or senior leadership.

Cons

“- Many things in the new hire process are unorganized for new employees. I particularly dislike the 2+ week overhead trying to get initial items setup. - Expectations for corporate culture may be put on badges, but I am not feeling the type of camaraderie that I had, nor the new employee immersing expectations that occurred for my last job with "Big Chip Inc". It's starting to feel like more people are there putting in their 9 - 5 instead of being there because they enjoy their work more. Then again I am biased and so is my viewpoint of being a Software Engineer.”

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