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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had a phone screen with one of the leads, which moved on to an onsite interview. Scheduling took some time, which you can expect.

For the onsite, I had four interviews:

  • One coding
  • One behavioral
  • One system design
  • A final HM round, which was part coding along with some generic Java/project-related work.

Here comes the funny part, which I didn't like. They kept me in the dark without any feedback or next steps for two weeks, despite some follow-ups. Finally, I learned that my application was on hold as they were interviewing other candidates. This was the case for a few other candidates as well, which I found out later. So, if you interviewed, chances are you probably won't hear from them for the next couple of weeks.

In the third week, I followed up again as I wanted to know the outcome and received a decline the very next day through an automated email.

This process would probably have been made easier with a timeline and some feedback, if possible.

Questions

Due to an NDA, I cannot disclose details, but these are pretty standard LC mediums.

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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.

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