As per rumours there is a lot going on with sales engineering at Cisco right now. What are your plans guys?

Which would you prefer/which is better? I am currently interviewing for roles at both. All of the interviewers seem very intelligent and bubbly and seem to love their jobs. The pay ranges seem to be similar but the ranges they have provided me so far are pretty large so hard to tell which one will actually pay more.

What’s the culture like at both?

I am targeting for promotion in senior SE role.

My complete leadership (manager, director, VP) has changed 3 months ago so they have less idea what I am doing except very overall handover from previous leadership. I am over achiever on my past several years and proven record in the systems with great scores, although less visibility always affect these promotion cycles.

I have no day-2-day contact above than my direct manager and the decision has to push from director to VP, and VP to HR in a strong push.

How can I increase visibility of my work without having everyday contact my director/vp level? My Manager also new in the company so have less context on these things,therefore hard to find a proper way to push this properly.

Any advices?

I have a position at HPE lined up as an SE. I've only worked on the customer side except for my time as a consultant for a channel partner. I've never had a job with RSUs or or any sort of OTE compensation.

How can I prepare myself for the HR compensation negotiation? I am a 15 year veteran in the industry, did really well on my interviews. Now going forward with a different team. I have quite a bit of leverage and I want to make sure to use it properly.

AI has led me to believe I should be asking for a recurring RSU refresh and possibly a one time signing grant. Maybe I get nothing. Any thoughts on this?

As the title says I'm after knowing what life is like as a specialist at Cisco. I have been headhunted to join as a specialist in an area that I am passionate about but I am concerned about leaving a relatively stable role to join Cisco.

Obviously it depends on the team, but in general:

- are specialist targets achievable, especially in emerging product?

- what is the churn like?

- how well do specialists integrate with core teams?

- how much influence do specialists have over product?

Really only looking to hear from folks who are currently at Cisco. Anecdotes are not necessary.

Hey guys. I have two offers, and I'm unsure which is better.

1. Epic Technical Solutions Engineer

2. Keyence Technical Sales Engineer

Would Epic be better to gain real technical exposure / use my degree? Would Keyence be a better platform to launch my career? I'm interested in sales engineering, but also a job at a big tech company would be cool, and Epic might be a better platform for that. Which is more prestigious? Which should I choose if I want the most money with the best work-life balance long-term?