Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
After I had applied for a position through a former colleague, an engineer contacted me to set up a phone interview a week later. The interview was conducted via Webex.
Questions
Given an unsorted array of numbers, how would you find every pair of numbers that add up to a given sum?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Cisco Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral28%
Negative22%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Good Company for long-term growth
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 10, 2022
Pros: Good Company for long-term growth with good overall culture.
Cons: They need to market themselves better.
5.0
Great Culture, Open Office
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 23, 2016
Pros: Good working culture with people who share their interests in the working field.
Cons: An open-space office environment might not be a thing for all.
4.0
A good place to work and grow, if you are in the right business unit
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 26, 2013
Pros: Opportunities to work in different networking areas. Flexible work hours.
Cons: Workload could be overwhelming at times. Force ranking, which could be easily manipulated for good or bad by your manager.
- 5.0Good Company for long-term growthSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 10, 2022Pros: Good Company for long-term growth with good overall culture.Cons: They need to market themselves better.
- 5.0Great Culture, Open OfficeSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 23, 2016Pros: Good working culture with people who share their interests in the working field.Cons: An open-space office environment might not be a thing for all.
- 4.0A good place to work and grow, if you are in the right business unitSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 26, 2013Pros: Opportunities to work in different networking areas. Flexible work hours.Cons: Workload could be overwhelming at times. Force ranking, which could be easily manipulated for good or bad by your manager.
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