Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
A recruiter reached out to me about 20 days after I applied.
I had a total of three interviews:
- One over the phone.
- Two over WebEx.
During the phone interview, the recruiter explained the role and benefits.
The first WebEx interview, a week after the phone interview with the recruiter, was with the hiring manager. They mostly explained the role and asked about my interests.
A week after the interview with the hiring manager, the recruiter contacted me to move forward with a technical interview. This interview was with a team of four engineers, lasted about 30 minutes over WebEx, and they mostly went over my resume.
Two weeks later, the recruiter reached out saying that I got the job.
From the initial email by the recruiter to the offer letter, the process lasted about five weeks.
Questions
Go over your resume.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Cisco Hardware Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
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Cisco Work Experiences
- 4.0not so badHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 12, 2008Pros: Technology and benefits. People are energetic and ambitious.Cons: Too much work, stress. Raises and promotions are very rarely given, averaging one in 5 years.
- 3.0Typical mature company: * Well-established flow * Slow reaction to change * Politics * Laid-back culture * etcHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2017Pros: Lots of spare time; you can pretty much do your own business. Good gym. Free dinner (at least my BU has free dinner), free snacks, and fruit. Cisco daycare is the best in the Bay Area (but expensive too).Cons: Slow promotion, miniature RSU, lack of innovation, politics, low pay compared to Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon for the same position. Internal IT support sucks. No training, no room to learn.
- 5.0Great People, Fast PaceHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 18, 2024Pros: - Great people to work with - Opportunities to move within Cisco - Fast-pacedCons: - Fast-paced (if you can’t handle the work)
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