Software Engineer 1 Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was an SHL technical assessment.
I am still awaiting a response one month later.
The technical assessment was very fair, gave applicants multiple languages to choose from, and had a great UI.
Questions
The problems were:
- FizzBuzz
- Longest Palindrome
- Number of integers less than n whose digits sum to 14.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Engineer 1 role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer 1 roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer 1 interview process in San Francisco, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
All life, no work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
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Pros: All life. No work. Hybrid = remote.
Cons: Big tech. No one works hard.
5.0
It's a job
Software Engineering Senior Analyst • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 2, 2020
Pros: Good company to work for. God benefits.
Cons: Long hours, long days, long weeks.
3.0
Decent Pay, Bad Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 19, 2010
Pros: Pays reasonably, with decent benefits. It's in the city, with a nice office, some decent products, and a well-recognized name on your resume.
Cons: The management has to approve every damned thing, so almost everything has to be decided by committee so it can get rejected later.
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- 3.0Decent Pay, Bad ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2010Pros: Pays reasonably, with decent benefits. It's in the city, with a nice office, some decent products, and a well-recognized name on your resume.Cons: The management has to approve every damned thing, so almost everything has to be decided by committee so it can get rejected later.
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