Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
April 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
First, a written test, with multiple-choice questions mostly on electronics and data structures.
Then, two to three technical rounds covering networking (OSI layers, TCP/UDP, IP) and algorithms (linked lists, trees, stacks), along with data structures.
Finally, an HR round.
Questions
- Basic networking questions
- DS questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 173 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
49%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive68%
Neutral25%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Great Environment, Supportive Manager
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 26, 2016
Pros: Good work environment, supporting manager.
Cons: No cons to mention, I guess.
4.0
Good Culture, Prevalent Hierarchy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 10, 2018
Pros: - Work-life balance
- Young team
- Nice work culture
Cons: Hierarchy is prevalent.
2.0
Inequality between men and women
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 25, 2023
Pros: Payscale is good.
Wfh option.
Cons: Some managers treat women and men differently just based on gender.
They tend to be more biased towards men.
- 5.0Great Environment, Supportive ManagerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 26, 2016Pros: Good work environment, supporting manager.Cons: No cons to mention, I guess.
- 4.0Good Culture, Prevalent HierarchySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 10, 2018Pros: - Work-life balance - Young team - Nice work cultureCons: Hierarchy is prevalent.
- 2.0Inequality between men and womenSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 25, 2023Pros: Payscale is good. Wfh option.Cons: Some managers treat women and men differently just based on gender. They tend to be more biased towards men.
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