Hardware Engineer II Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 1, 2010
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
They kept asking logical puzzles, which kind of surprised me. Not much technical, except for some basic questions on Verilog and C++.
Questions
I wanted to discuss dynamic memory allocation.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Cisco Hardware Engineer II role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Hardware Engineer II roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral50%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cisco's Hardware Engineer II interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
A great company to work and grow
Hardware Engineer II • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 13, 2018
Pros: Benefits, growth, compensation, projects, and culture.
Cons: Not the latest technology, not enough work.
1.0
Stay away, especially if you are a hardware engineer!
Hardware Engineer II • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 30, 2015
Pros: Decent compensation.
Good work-life balance.
Cons: Hardly any promotions due to budget cuts.
Hires new college grads and lays off 40% of them within 2 years.
Restructuring every 6 months. I used to look at it as some kind of semi-annual event.
3.0
Hardware Engineer II
Hardware Engineer II • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 21, 2015
Pros: Quality work in Vic team.
Cons: Pays less. Need more pay.
- 4.0A great company to work and growHardware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 13, 2018Pros: Benefits, growth, compensation, projects, and culture.Cons: Not the latest technology, not enough work.
- 1.0Stay away, especially if you are a hardware engineer!Hardware Engineer II • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 30, 2015Pros: Decent compensation. Good work-life balance.Cons: Hardly any promotions due to budget cuts. Hires new college grads and lays off 40% of them within 2 years. Restructuring every 6 months. I used to look at it as some kind of semi-annual event.
- 3.0Hardware Engineer IIHardware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 21, 2015Pros: Quality work in Vic team.Cons: Pays less. Need more pay.
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