Engineering Manager Interview Experience - San Jose, California
January 1, 2011
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Short interview. No surprising questions. Very narrowly focused on networking. Seemed to be disconnected with applications, etc. Spoke to 7 people from various job levels. Fairly predictable and no surprises.
Questions
How would you debug a ping failure between two hosts?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Engineering Manager role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Engineering Manager interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
Great benefits, but career growth slow
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 3, 2023
Pros: 1. Great work/life balance.
2. Great benefits, love the gym.
3. Hybrid work.
Cons: 1. Pay is just okay.
2. Career growth is slow.
3. They keep buying companies, with not much in-house innovation.
4. Some businesses are shrinking; leadership should be responsible for that.
4.0
Great Culture, Wild Management
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 14, 2021
Pros: Good culture.
Awesome place to work - some BU's have free food and snacks.
Cons: Some BUs have crazy management.
5.0
Great Team, Shrinking Market
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 18, 2020
Pros: Good benefits, good products, excellent engineers.
Cons: Cisco's market is shrinking, and it's losing good people.
- 4.0Great benefits, but career growth slowEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 3, 2023Pros: 1. Great work/life balance. 2. Great benefits, love the gym. 3. Hybrid work.Cons: 1. Pay is just okay. 2. Career growth is slow. 3. They keep buying companies, with not much in-house innovation. 4. Some businesses are shrinking; leadership should be responsible for that.
- 4.0Great Culture, Wild ManagementEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 14, 2021Pros: Good culture. Awesome place to work - some BU's have free food and snacks.Cons: Some BUs have crazy management.
- 5.0Great Team, Shrinking MarketEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 18, 2020Pros: Good benefits, good products, excellent engineers.Cons: Cisco's market is shrinking, and it's losing good people.
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