Pros: The pay, work, and remote flexibility are very appropriate. There are many benefits included in compensation for software engineers. The work itself is also challenging but rewarding if you like cloud/network engineering.

Cons: If you have followed the news over the last year, you probably saw that Cisco has had many layoffs in the last 12 months. At least 3 that I am aware of. New hires are often chosen for this because they are largely more replaceable than engineers that have been there for 10+ years and are local experts that would be very hard to replace. So I would advise against hiring into this company until its internal business issues have settled out. Work/life balance is also very hit or miss, but that's a lot of tech these days.

Pros: Workload is not high. Makes your resume good.

Cons: No diversity of people. Salary is too low, and people are ready to leave once the economy picks up. Too many directors and VPs. Too sales-oriented a company, with no research or innovation in engineering for technical breakthroughs. It just wants to buy other companies' technologies.

Pros: Easygoing work environment, free time.

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