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Software Development Managers at Cisco Systems give their company a 3.7 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Cisco Systems is 4.1, making them 10% less happy than every other employee at Cisco Systems and 3% less happy than every other Software Development Manager on CareerBliss - the happiest Software Development Managers work for Oracle.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 5 Software Development Manager Review Ratings)
Software Development Manager
in Milpitas, CA

"I've worked at Cisco Systems for 17 years. I have found company to be one of the best companies in the Bay Area."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 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 4 / 5
Software Development Manager
in San Jose, CA

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"At least I have a job to go to every Monday morning."

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

"Join if you are looking for a safe paycheck in an 8 to 5 job, not if you are passionate about doing great work with great people."

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

"I dislike no room for creativity or pushing the envelope, and an ivory tower centralized micromanagement. Come in and do what you are told to do. Don't do more. Do it well and you make average cut, because others did better than you."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Balance innovation with development, challenge status quo, eliminate need to manage up, and look after my team's needs."

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

Average Software Development Manager Ratings in the Past 6 Years

Year Salary
2010 $3
2011 $4
2012 $2
2015 $4
Software Development Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Development Manager

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"It is a good company, but seeing hard times lately."

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

"Good company, but be careful - this site is not growing."

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

"There are no growth opportunities in the Dallas area."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Grow this site."

Person You Work For 3.6 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.7 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 3.6 / 5

Average Cisco Systems Attributes by Software Development Manager

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
3.9
Person You Work For
3.8
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
3.7
Work Setting
3.6
Software Development Manager
Person You Work For 3.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Support You Get 3.8 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5 Company Culture 3.9 / 5
Way You Work 4 / 5
Software Development Manager
in San Jose, CA

"Great company."

Software Development Manager
in Bradenton, FL

"Cisco Systems is a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Cisco Systems?

"This was the best job I ever had. The work was always challenging, having to work to complex IEEE standards and design code to work with complex hardware."

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

"Nothing. I would work there again gladly."

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