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 werenโt 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.
This December it would be my 2-year at Cisco. I am thinking of discussing about promotion with my manager. Do you think it is a good idea? My TC is relatively low compared to my friends in bay area. Grade 8 YOE: 4, excluding PhD Base 140k RSU: 60K over 4 years Bonus: 12%
I tried for promotion and didn't get it . I feel bitter towards my manager and others in company. I lost interest in socialization in the company. I feel it's pure transaction. Is it common to feel this way or an I overthinking? tC 220 k 10 years exp Software Engineer
Hello anyone in Cisco Meraki here .. how does the promotions work . It's been 3 years doing well and no promotion.
What does it take to get from a grade 10 to a grade 11? Rated strong performer and have received a lot of connected recognitions.
How do you get promoted, what is the process? Please comment if I missed something obvious. YOE: 9 TC: 140k #cisco
Hello I have 5 YOE with G6 in Cisco when can I expect a promotion to G8 #Cisco
Hi All, I am currently a SDE1 at Cisco India. Does anyone know when the company provides promotion to SDE2? I have seen a case where the person completed 1 year and got promoted within the same team. Not sure if that is common. What is the expected tc of sde2 at Cisco? Tc -15lpa Yoe- 8 months #cisc...Read more
I am soon starting in Polaris Team and would like to know how it is.. Please help me know about this.. #software #career #offer
Need some insights on how promotion or moving up a grade level work at Cisco.
#tech Currently work at Cisco Webex So basically, I got a fully remote offer from a direct competitor (Zoom), and was planning to give my notice tomorrow. But today is raise/promotion announcement day and my manager just let me know that I'm getting promoted from G6 to G8 (basically SDE2 to SDE ...Read more
Got Cisco g10 offer base 207, rsu 180/3, bonus 10 percent . Sign on 60k/2. Location Bay Area . Avg first 3 year comp 300k approx . This is after negotiations. How are refreshers at Cisco for g10 and scope for promotion . Was ideally targeting for g11 . Current tc 235k staff engineer #tech Yoe 8...Read more
Have an offer from Amazon for Senior Solution Architect (L6). TC 320K Year 1 , 320K Year 2, 290K Year 3, 290K Year 4. Base 180K. Does this sound reasonable ? What's my room for negotiation here ? I have not accepted the offer as yet. Also, I have interviewed at G and waiting ... Current TC 310K ...Read more
I am a senior product manager in Cisco (grade level 12) There are four grade levels for product manager (grade level 9 - 12| 13 is a director) I have seen many Cisco people put different product manager title even though that is not their official title. I put mine as senior product manager because ...Read more
Recently resigned at Cisco India but now feeling that my decision is not correct. Aspects... 1.Didn't consider promotion and stock grant coming in May/June while negotiating with other company. So basically other company matched current salary. New company is kind of downgrade considering Cisco as ...Read more
Is it possible to ask for salary adjustment /increment when moving to a higher grade level but a different role in the same company? I have been at cisco for 5 years now and was pushing for promotion and now thatโs itโs almost time for promotion and I will be considered for it I found another inter...Read more
I got an offer from Microsoft and told about it to the manager. It looked like he was surprised. The TC difference was 50%. This is in Europe Current Cisco TC: ~$100k Next Microsoft TC: ~$150k I wonder if it was possible to get such a financial promotion without searching for another job whilst wo...Read more
At present, I am working remotely as SE 2 in Cisco. WLB and culture are very good but based on what I've seen, it takes a lot of time to get promotions in Cisco. I wanna switch for better pay(expecting 30+ LPA base) and similar WLB and I wanna work remotely for now. My dream company is Atlassian but...Read more
Worked at with Cisco in NC for about 6 years and was underpaid with promises for a promotion for years ( G6 at TC 90 who replaced a G10 and G11, eventually got g8 TC 130). After getting tired of waiting for promised promotion to 10, I was asked to get other offers in order to get the ball rolling. W...Read more
Currently at Cisco grade 6. Have a call setup with the Qualcomm recruiter tomorrow to discuss the pre-approval offer numbers. Have final rounds pending for Apple and Facebook. What kind of numbers can I expect for a senior engineer with 3.5 years of experience and a MS in that field? Levels.fyi for ...Read more
Family is important to me, and enjoy remote work a few days a week. Looking for any information regarding remote work at fang if it's possible at all? If not any suggestions on a good company? Cisco is excellent but keep hearing from long term employees that pay increase and promotions are few and f...Read more