Process
The secretary scheduled five one-hour interviews for me. Each interview was with a different tech lead, and each tech lead asked different questions, testing my skills from various perspectives. They tried to find the candidate with the most matched skills they were looking for.
Questions
All kinds of network knowledge.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Experienced Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Experienced Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Experienced Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Market Leader, Slow Changes
Operations Engineer • Current Employee
America, United States
April 5, 2024
Pros: Market leaders, customers like our services.
Cons: Big company, changes take time.
1.0
Absolutely dreadful, unprofessional team/org. Your mileage may vary with other orgs
Software Engineering Technical Leader • Current Employee
Remote
December 12, 2022
Pros: The company seems to be embracing new tech. Fair pay.
Cons: Contractors on some teams are treated with an enormous amount of disrespect by "blue badge" employees. I was one of these "blue badge" employees and hated seeing the contractors I worked with treated badly. Think rude language, lack of respect for working hours/time off, etc.
The interviewers also lied to me by omission during the interview process. The team I interviewed to join was disbanded as soon as I joined, and the work/colleagues changed as a result. Absolutely unprofessional.
3.0
Experience at Cisco
Software Engineer III • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 9, 2013
Pros: Good overall benefits. Lots of resources to utilize if your management approves and provides you time.
Cons: In some groups, long hours of work lead to stagnated pay for developers.
- 3.0Market Leader, Slow ChangesOperations Engineer • Current EmployeeAmerica, United StatesApril 5, 2024Pros: Market leaders, customers like our services.Cons: Big company, changes take time.
- 1.0Absolutely dreadful, unprofessional team/org. Your mileage may vary with other orgsSoftware Engineering Technical Leader • Current EmployeeRemoteDecember 12, 2022Pros: The company seems to be embracing new tech. Fair pay.Cons: Contractors on some teams are treated with an enormous amount of disrespect by "blue badge" employees. I was one of these "blue badge" employees and hated seeing the contractors I worked with treated badly. Think rude language, lack of respect for working hours/time off, etc. The interviewers also lied to me by omission during the interview process. The team I interviewed to join was disbanded as soon as I joined, and the work/colleagues changed as a result. Absolutely unprofessional.
- 3.0Experience at CiscoSoftware Engineer III • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2013Pros: Good overall benefits. Lots of resources to utilize if your management approves and provides you time.Cons: In some groups, long hours of work lead to stagnated pay for developers.
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