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Software Engineering Experience

Software Engineer IV
Former Employee
Worked at Cisco for less than 1 year
November 17, 2015
San Jose, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Exposure to a lot of technology advancements. Good work/life balance overall. Scope for advancement and growth. Decent compensation.

Cons

Long debugging hours sifting through mountains of logs. A process-burdened workflow, with lots of overhead. Rampant mismanagement and poor allocation of resources.

Advice to Management

Need to listen to employees and keep them encouraged.

Avoid having more than 8 engineers under one manager.

Simplify processes.

Try to identify strengths of each engineer and leverage them.

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