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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
75
open professional roles
86
opened in the last 90 days
86 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
22
states hiring
California, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, Georgia
What it hires for: Engineering (27), Sales (25), Marketing (11), Customer Success (5), Finance (4). By level: senior ic (20), mid level (15), entry level (13), early career (13), director (11).
Where: San Jose, CA (14), Durham, NC (6), Maynard, MA (5), Raleigh, NC (5), Austin, TX (4), Milpitas, CA (4), Atlanta, GA (3), Chicago, IL (3).
Main hubs: San Jose, CA (14), Durham, NC (6), Maynard, MA (5), Raleigh, NC (5), Austin, TX (4), Milpitas, CA (4). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Cisco outlook: Steady
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 75 open professional roles, 86 opened in the last 90 days
- 1 layoff notice filed 12 to 24 months ago
Context
- Its industry, Technology & Software, is cooling nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, San Jose, CA, sits in a county that is steady.
Cisco is No. 3 on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, 2026 (Fortune and Great Place To Work). See which of these companies are hiring now.
Where Cisco ranks
Where Cisco placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For hiring entry-level and junior roles63 entry-level and junior roles · of 49
- #12Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For that are hiring now332 open roles · of 62
- #12Employers with the most product jobs27 roles · of 100
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Cisco hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Cisco's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 91 professional roles in that time.
- 14 of Cisco's 38 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 3 open roles (8%) ask for a specific AI skill.
- 43% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 35% for Technology & Software employers.
- 20 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 7 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Cisco ranks #520 of 1,851 Technology & Software employers we track.
What Cisco asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- forecasting 2
- risk management 2
- account-based marketing 1
- due diligence 1
- go-to-market 1
- hyperion 1
- jenkins 1
- m&a 1
- machine learning 1
- project management 1
How Cisco compares with Technology & Software employers
| Measure | Cisco | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 38 | 20 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 43% | 35% |
| Roles that are remote | 0% | 4% |
Median across 1,851 Technology & Software employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Cisco pays
Across 37 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 43% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Sales | $238,250–$325,700 | 4 |
| IC | Engineering | $115,850–$173,600 | 4 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Cisco appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Cisco hiring?
- Cisco has 75 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 86 opened in the last 90 days and 86 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Cisco pay?
- Across 37 postings with a posted salary range, Cisco's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Cisco hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 14 of Cisco's 38 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Cisco ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are forecasting (2), risk management (2), account-based marketing (1), due diligence (1), go-to-market (1), hyperion (1).
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