ML/AI Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 24, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was a one-round interview.
It was predominantly on data science and large language models. They gave me a repo of an agent framework and asked me to find the code where reward is calculated.
Questions
How do you make an SLM good at reasoning?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco ML/AI Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their ML/AI Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's ML/AI Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
Nice company to work at. Great team and great projects.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 13, 2023
Pros: The team and manager were great to work with. A lot of learning opportunities.
Cons: The cons that I experience are the frequent layoffs they have.
4.0
Good Culture, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 10, 2023
Pros: Good company culture, and I got a chance to work with great talent.
Cons: Can't expect much salary raise. No RSUs. Expect layoffs every year.
5.0
Excellent company to work for.
Senior Software Manager • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 26, 2023
Pros: Opportunity to learn and contribute. Lot of scope to make a difference.
Cons: Sometimes the need to pivot fast and adaptability is slow.
- 4.0Nice company to work at. Great team and great projects.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 13, 2023Pros: The team and manager were great to work with. A lot of learning opportunities.Cons: The cons that I experience are the frequent layoffs they have.
- 4.0Good Culture, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2023Pros: Good company culture, and I got a chance to work with great talent.Cons: Can't expect much salary raise. No RSUs. Expect layoffs every year.
- 5.0Excellent company to work for.Senior Software Manager • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2023Pros: Opportunity to learn and contribute. Lot of scope to make a difference.Cons: Sometimes the need to pivot fast and adaptability is slow.
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