Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The interview procedure starts with a phone interview, which lasts for around 1 hour. This is followed by an onsite interview that went up to 6 hours. The onsite interview involved 4 team members and a managerial round. The questions were mostly from what I mentioned in my CV, and I felt none of the interviewers deviated from that.
Questions
Most of the questions are from L2/L3, like questions based on protocol BFD, OSPF, and inter-VLAN routing.
TCL script.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 3.0Remote Friendly, But Layoff FearSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2024Pros: - Not much - Kind of remote friendlyCons: - Constant layoff fear - Not much innovation
- 4.0Senior Software EngineerSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 2, 2015Pros: Work-life balance, competitive pay.Cons: Bureaucracy. Things move very slowly.
- 4.0Good W/L balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 13, 2024Pros: Hybrid work with three days WFH.Cons: Frequent M&A. Need to keep up with technology trends.
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