They pay well and have a pretty SF and Paris office. They really try to do good on onboarding.
Overall would probably be 3 stars if it weren’t so unstable and always layoffs. It is an odd culture that teeters on worshipping Chuck. No solid motivation or direction and no innovation. They are so behind the times.
https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/16/pensando-systems-raises-145-million-for-custom-hardware-that-processes-data-at-the-edge/
I am seeing Springpath employees reporting under UCS. There is a big hype regarding hyper convergence and Cisco wants to compete in that market. Cisco might have funded them but acquisition news is unheard of. Cisco also funded cohesity.
Passive fund - BRK US equity market index has a very low expense ratio of 0.01, which is less than expense ratio for VTI. Does this fund reinvest dividends? How does the BlackRock Index funds with other companies work? I'm trying to see long term does it beat VTI. TC - 227k #cisco #401k #index
in 2021, working at a well-funded startup made you elite, it was a flex now, working at a startup has lower prestige than working at Infosys, Cisco, Oracle, Walmart etc. it's a hard pill to swallow, but the market is shifting. startups are officially 💩 tier TC 300
Just as title says - I have 7 YOE in FP&A, joined Cisco as a strategy manager supporting sales. Remote in FL,145k, 12% bonus, no RSUs...is this bad? Potentially looking at an offer of $180k at a late-stage startup (have series d funding, back in fp&a)....is it wise to leave Cisco for a startup?
Cisco employees in Middle Eastern offices are openly supporting what Hamas did in Israel. Multiple emails in the Dubai office from these paki origin employees to "Pray for Gaza" and "Fundraise for Gaza", the same day when the world was coming to terms with what Hamas did in Israel. Forget condemnat...Read more
Hi Cloud security or cybersecurity is a hot buzz word out there. Its a crowded space with more than 25 unicorns. Companies like Wiz, Orca Security, Lacework, Snyk etc raised $500M - $1B funding in 2021. Their valuation is above $2B. Lacework boasts of $8.3 valuation based on last funding round. ...Read more
I was an L10 in cisco and interviewing in a startup what compensation and stock should I expect its having series E funding at this point and product is looking good and have very good B2B logo.
I have Cisco 401k account with fedelity. Seems the automatic investment for this account is in Blended Fund Investment (LIFEPATH IDX). Is it possible to change this and invest the money instead in mutual funds like fedelity bluechip?
Looking for a referral for Senior SDE positions. Was impacted as a part of Flexport RIF. Open to well funded startups or public companies. #referral #yahoo #atlassian #nvidia #pinterest #uber #lyft #microsoft #paloaltonetworks #arista #cisco #coinbase #snap #okta #intuit #ebay #cruise #tesla #micro...Read more
Cloud/Cyber Security is hot out there. Who is the best? Who is getting most deals in SMB vs Large Enterprises Lacework: ————— https://www.lacework.com/press-release/lacework-closes-seriesd-funding-round/ https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/05/17/lacework-disruptor-50.html https://www.protocol.com/amp/l...Read more
I heard they are growing fast with recent series D funding, and some senior leadership coming from big companies. Spoke to the recruiter and impressed with the growth potential, want to get some insights into the company. Is it worth joining at this stage? Can any current employee shed some light o...Read more
Hi, Seeking summer 2024 graduate internship in Embedded/Firmware/IoT/Electrical. I'm an experienced Embedded Engineer and founder of a gov-funded startup. Any referrals would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. #qualcomm #cisco #seagatetechnology #microchiptechnology #stmicroelectronics #analogdevice...Read more
Anyone here use the product or know how the engineering culture is over there? A Recruiter reached out and it seems interesting. CEO was the CFO at Cisco & Redhat, he’s also on Adobe’s board. The CFO is the guy that told Elon to go fuck himself and quit Tesla over the “Funding secured” drama last y...Read more
The list ranking primarily TC while also considering career growth. This list is meant for those prioritizing their careers and thus work life balance is not considered. I personally believe WLB is impossible to rank as it is team dependent and that's another reason it isn't considered. The companie...Read more
Working at Cisco in enterprise networking as a software engineer and planning to move to series B cloud networking startup. Current role is heavily dependent on ASIC based development. New job role is only software and that’s what I want to learn and build career in. I believe learning curve at sta...Read more
Hey, I’m at a state where I’m pretty exhausted from interviewing and already have a couple of offers. Want advice on if I should keep interviewing or choose from one of my existing offers. Offers I’m actually considering, all in London and in pounds- 1. Google: L4, numbers pending 2. Hedge Fund...Read more
I am currently working for a california based early stage Healthcare startup. Sadly today we were informed that the company will be closing in a month and half as there weren't able to raise any funding. We were asked to look for new opportunities outside. The one and half month period will kind o...Read more
Can someone please give me a referral to a HF for a Quant Developer role? I'm based in the UK so would be looking for London role . I'm coming from a tech background but i feel I'm massively under paid ... cos you know Cisco. I've machine learning expertise and a full stack developer but my main c...Read more
what would you do? i recently joined Cisco lv9 RnD position. (Please understand my vague description. my role is not that common in the company) I feel like my team and corp culture doesn’t fit me that well. My team is making a product facing a lot of users, but isn’t interested in making a world ...Read more