Software Developer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
February 27, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
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Phone Screening
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Technical On-site Interview: Typically one round with 4-6 engineers. Questions cover coding, design problems, and behavioral interviews.
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Second Round Interview: May occur at times.
Questions
C-coding:
- Ranging from atomic operation(s) to strings/pointers manipulations.
- Little/big-endianness.
- Algorithms.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Developer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Developer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral67%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Developer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Great People, Layoffs Worry
Software Developer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 29, 2025
Pros: Superb culture and people, community.
Cons: Too many constant, arbitrary layoffs.
3.0
Good Wlb, Stagnant Growth
Software Developer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 8, 2024
Pros: Great work-life balance, while it lasted.
Cons: No real career growth, even after years.
3.0
Good company to work for
Software Developer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 25, 2023
Pros: Opportunity to grow.
Decent pay.
Nice people.
Good work-life balance.
Good tech stack.
Cons: Led back culture. Too many acquisitions resulting in too many layoffs.
- 5.0Great People, Layoffs WorrySoftware Developer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 29, 2025Pros: Superb culture and people, community.Cons: Too many constant, arbitrary layoffs.
- 3.0Good Wlb, Stagnant GrowthSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2024Pros: Great work-life balance, while it lasted.Cons: No real career growth, even after years.
- 3.0Good company to work forSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2023Pros: Opportunity to grow. Decent pay. Nice people. Good work-life balance. Good tech stack.Cons: Led back culture. Too many acquisitions resulting in too many layoffs.
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