Company Menu

Cisco Systems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

Browse Cisco Systems Reviews by Job Title →

35%
48%
13%
3%
1%
4.1
Average Rating
(based on 996 Cisco Systems Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.1
Advertisement
"I have worked for Cisco for 23 years. Company with a great culture, values, innovation and cares about the community. Innovation comes from within and via acquisitions of technology, people and culture. Cisco's portfolio is broad and rich and has a great partner channel model. Customer success and centricity is what drives loyalty."
Posted 4 years ago in San Jose, CA
Senior Software Engineer

"Good place for networking technologies."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is a good networking, switching, and routing company from L1 to L7."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interview with CISCO just like any other company you want to interview. Be prepared."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Management often loses focus. Hardware is missing advertised functionality and needs software patches."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There are too many concurrent assignments with conflicting goals and deadlines - not managed well."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Web Developer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the great work-life balance, and they are a front-runner in technology for internal use."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself in your interview and try not to be nervous."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I work in San Jose and I want to be closer to my family."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get involved in critical projects early on and keep the momentum going."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Localization Coordinator

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"They are really comfortable to work with, and I like being able to work on remote locations, etc."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"They are not flexible enough sometimes, in terms of changing things, etc."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Hardware Engineering Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like having the opportunity to work at the leading edge of the technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Technical competence is a must, but the candidate must demonstrate teamwork and collaboration."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Too many projects are cancelled, even when ready for release to manufacturing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to a start-up mentality without losing the collaboration environment."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like very little."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"My dislikes are: seriously understaffed, onerous development process, shortage of equipment, and largely nonexistent development support."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start over, regain early environment, relax the development process, and improve staffing levels."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Business Analyst

"A great place to work at Cisco."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the culture, flexibility of work hours, many great people, and great benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and have integrity. Honesty is always the best policy. Strong work ethics are a must."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I dislike some bad managers who mistreat people and who let their positions dictate their relationship with other people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to look at managers who are not customer-centric."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the work culture, ownership of work, and great people. Leadership is very nice, and the atmosphere is very cool."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare well, as the company is worth the effort. There are many events happening now and then, so it is a balanced atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I dislike that there is less resources and very little help. They expect you to settle on your own and be productive from the first day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more facilities for the new people to settle in comfortably."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Product Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The people originally back in 1999/2000 were the best part of being there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to contact someone who has worked there and ask them if they can discuss the company and culture with you to see if it's a good fit."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I dislike how much it changed, in terms of people leaving and the culture degrading from 2000-2012."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stand behind those you manage 100%, as it's those managers who build the strongest and most loyal teams."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Business Development Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the great team and great product vision, and excellent partner ecosystem."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Focus on experience and how it relates to the near term goals."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"The product did not fit well into other products and the precise needs of partners."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen carefully to a few key customers to help shape the product."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Technical Leader

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is a good company to work for - nice work/life balance."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show how you can fix problems which can't be fixed by insiders. :-)"

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I dislike politics and bureaucracy. Endurance is required at times. There are a lot of frequent re-orgs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest radical change. Remove the dead wood and the redundant mid-layer managements."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Engagement Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the job security and available resource. I like the relatively short commute distance from home."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not go for contract work. Apply for full-time and make sure you interview your manager."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is micromanaged by managers. There are zero opportunities to grow. Contract workers often are seen as an inferior class."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The lower management tier sucked. They focused on self-serving, ego-boosting projects - not pleasant to work with."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior Strategic Marketing Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"Flexibility is what I liked the most about the company."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"There are not enough opportunities for advancement in the company or group."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Network Consulting Engineer

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the great recognition to work for an industry leader, and the exposure to latest technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready to get grilled by experts for multiple rounds of interviews."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"As such, there is nothing not to like about Cisco."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to engage external employees (contractors) more with regular employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Escalation Manager

"Overall Cisco gave me exposure to products that I never would have explored."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I like the flexibility of being able to work from home, and also the flexible hours."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you talk to upper management as well as the managers you will be working for."

What don't you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"I dislike the culture, the non-personable management structure, and the inability to meet needs of employees who have catastrophic life experiences."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how other companies respond to their employees who desperately need help."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Sales Associate
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5

Cisco Systems Reviews FAQs

Is Cisco Systems a good company to work for?

Cisco Systems has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 996 Cisco Systems Review Ratings left anonymously by Cisco Systems employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Cisco Systems.

Does Cisco Systems pay their employees well?

Cisco Systems employees earn $95,000 annually on average, or $46 per hour, which is 44% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 388 Cisco Systems employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Cisco Systems?

97% of employees would recommend working at Cisco Systems with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Cisco Systems 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Cisco Systems?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Cisco Systems is a IT Executive at $324,000 annually. Browse Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Cisco Systems?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Cisco Systems is a Director of Learning at $11,000 annually. Browse Cisco Systems Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Cisco Systems?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Cisco Systems to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

Browse Cisco Systems Employee Job Reviews by Location

We noticed that your web browser is outdated!

Update your browser to have a more positive job search experience.

Upgrade My Browser

×