[lkrych]

Cisco.

Great teamwork and culture, tons of smart and friendly people, interesting technical problems (I think computer networking is interesting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), opportunities for growth, and good work-life balance.

One thing to note is that much of this might be because I got lucky and joined the team that was part of the OpenDNS acquisition.

[twalla]

Just be prepared for your RSUs to basically remain stagnant for your entire tenure because the hardware business is a boat anchor for the stock price.

[redis_mlc]

Correct. Cisco stock growth is not only limited by the hw business since 2000, but Huawei ate their lunch on growth, which is the kiss of death for a tech company. See Nortel.

(Zoom was started with 40 Webex (Cisco) engineers. lol.)

Also Cisco salaries are really low for SV, like 30% less - totally non-FAANG. I've pointed that out to Cisco recruiters, and they almost cried on the phone begging me to go to the next interview step anyway.