Process
I gave my resume at a college career fair. They scheduled an interview on campus for 3 weeks later. The interview was 30 minutes long.
Q1: Given a position, find the Fibonacci number at that position?
Q2: Given two strings, find the common characters between them?
Then, they asked random questions, such as the advantages and disadvantages of automated testing, hash tables, caching, and how to design an elevator system.
Questions
Asked too many questions in 30 minutes. She did not give enough time to optimize my solution.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Development role in United States.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Development roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Development interview process in United States.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 3.0Market Leader, Slow ChangesOperations Engineer • Current EmployeeAmerica, United StatesApril 5, 2024Pros: Market leaders, customers like our services.Cons: Big company, changes take time.
- 1.0Absolutely dreadful, unprofessional team/org. Your mileage may vary with other orgsSoftware Engineering Technical Leader • Current EmployeeRemoteDecember 12, 2022Pros: The company seems to be embracing new tech. Fair pay.Cons: Contractors on some teams are treated with an enormous amount of disrespect by "blue badge" employees. I was one of these "blue badge" employees and hated seeing the contractors I worked with treated badly. Think rude language, lack of respect for working hours/time off, etc. The interviewers also lied to me by omission during the interview process. The team I interviewed to join was disbanded as soon as I joined, and the work/colleagues changed as a result. Absolutely unprofessional.
- 4.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer VIII • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMarch 18, 2014Pros: - Talented people - Good life-work balance - Good campusCons: - Compensation mainly depends on budget, not on your performance. - The company is running behind other companies when it comes to compensation. - Many people from higher management are leaving the company, causing changes in leadership hierarchy, which is affecting employees.
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