OpenStack Engineer Interview Experience - Moscow, Russia
Process
First, a call from HR, then an interview with the manager and two technical interviews with teammates.
All of them were online via WebEx.
In parallel, they started a background check, just after the first interview with the manager. This check took about a month. Some outsourcing company did it, and that company seemed not good enough to check things in Russia.
The process was like: Do you have any proof that you indeed graduated from that university? Please mail us a copy of your diploma.
Questions
Background in the computing industry.
Level of expertise in OpenStack.
Technical questions, problems in algorithms, map-reduce, remote debugging, parallel computations, and questions in Python and C++.
Questions about agile methodology, my experience in Scrum, my attitude to agile, and comparison with Waterfall.
My attitude to business trips.
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Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their OpenStack Engineer roles in Moscow, Russia is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's OpenStack Engineer interview process in Moscow, Russia.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 4.0OpenStack @ CiscoOpenStack Engineer • Current EmployeeMoscow, Moskva Oblast, RussiaJuly 10, 2016Pros: Leading-edge R&D, contribution to open source is welcome, good compensation, stock options, additional days to vacation, friendly environment, best professionals always willing to help, a splendid working place.Cons: A large company implies some additional bureaucracy. Sometimes it's not that easy to find a proper person to solve your problem. There's a huge number of different tools, some of them are very dated, and interactions between them are sometimes tricky. People love abbreviations—a lot of them. For a newcomer, the ramping period might be a little complicated.
- 4.0Good Culture, Great GrowthSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 13, 2025Pros: Good culture, great potential for growth.Cons: Nothing such as of my concern.
- 3.0Good Start, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 13, 2025Pros: Benefits are good. A good place to start a career.Cons: Salary is less. Work-life balance can go for a toss.
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