Software Engineer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
August 25, 2023
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The recruiter contacts you to schedule a phone interview. If that interview goes well, they follow up and schedule an on-site interview.
The interview process was fairly painless and very professional.
Questions
One of the software questions was to write an algorithm in pseudocode on how to reverse a single linked list.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
8%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Austin, Texas is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Austin, Texas.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Good and bad
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
October 16, 2017
Pros: The people are fantastic, personally and professionally.
Very good benefits.
Some of the projects are very interesting.
Perfect work-life balance. I almost never take my work home with me.
Cons: Being such a large company, your satisfaction will entirely depend on your current team and project.
Some of the projects are very boring.
There's lots of bad upper management.
Product managers don't know what they're doing.
Not much room for growth unless you have a manager that advocates for you.
There are many layoffs per year after Chuck took over, most of which come as a surprise.
3.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
March 2, 2022
Pros: Friendly co-workers. Great work-life balance. It's a big company, so there are many domains to work in.
Cons: Pay not as good as the competition.
5.0
Great Pay, Confusing Infra
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
June 21, 2015
Pros: Flexible schedule
Good benefits
Good people
Good pay
Cons: High level of overhead.
Confusing infrastructure.
- 3.0Good and badSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesOctober 16, 2017Pros: The people are fantastic, personally and professionally. Very good benefits. Some of the projects are very interesting. Perfect work-life balance. I almost never take my work home with me.Cons: Being such a large company, your satisfaction will entirely depend on your current team and project. Some of the projects are very boring. There's lots of bad upper management. Product managers don't know what they're doing. Not much room for growth unless you have a manager that advocates for you. There are many layoffs per year after Chuck took over, most of which come as a surprise.
- 3.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMarch 2, 2022Pros: Friendly co-workers. Great work-life balance. It's a big company, so there are many domains to work in.Cons: Pay not as good as the competition.
- 5.0Great Pay, Confusing InfraSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesJune 21, 2015Pros: Flexible schedule Good benefits Good people Good payCons: High level of overhead. Confusing infrastructure.
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