Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
March 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was one telephonic screening round, after which they called me for four rounds of face-to-face interviews. I attended in person at their office in San Jose, and the whole process took approximately four hours.
Questions
Given an array of integers and a target N, find all those pairs in that array whose sum is equal to N.
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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
Awesome place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 25, 2025
Pros: Great work environment and a very supportive one. Good work-life balance.
Cons: Depending on the team, you might have to deal with a lot of politics.
5.0
Love where you work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 27, 2021
Pros: Cisco is an amazing place to grow in any technology.
Cons: Salary is not very competitive.
4.0
Big Company, Slow Promotion
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 11, 2020
Pros: TBD when ready to re-submit
Cons: Promotion in a big corporate environment
- 5.0Awesome place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 25, 2025Pros: Great work environment and a very supportive one. Good work-life balance.Cons: Depending on the team, you might have to deal with a lot of politics.
- 5.0Love where you workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 27, 2021Pros: Cisco is an amazing place to grow in any technology.Cons: Salary is not very competitive.
- 4.0Big Company, Slow PromotionSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 11, 2020Pros: TBD when ready to re-submitCons: Promotion in a big corporate environment
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