Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
April 6, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, I was asked to complete a coding challenge. Then, I was invited for a face-to-face interview.
The introduction started with questions about what I knew, and later shifted to programming questions. The interview was good, and I was happy. The interviewer was calm and asked tricky questions, though.
Questions
C Programming:
- Bitwise Operations
- Linked List Implementation
- Sorting & Searching
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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
Forced to write this review by Glassdoor
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 20, 2025
Pros: Good in stable teams.
Bad in poor teams; expect layoff.
Cons: Bad in poor teams, expect layoffs.
Good in stable teams.
5.0
Best place to work: Excellent culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 11, 2020
Pros: Awesome people
Impactful work
Great sense of belonging
People are given priority before anything else.
No. 1 place to work
Cons: Less room for learning something new, as teams are too occupied driving top product lines.
5.0
Great Balance, Old Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 27, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance, job security.
Cons: Old management, the process of dealing with and controlling people and projects, is very old.
- 5.0Forced to write this review by GlassdoorSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 20, 2025Pros: Good in stable teams. Bad in poor teams; expect layoff.Cons: Bad in poor teams, expect layoffs. Good in stable teams.
- 5.0Best place to work: Excellent cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 11, 2020Pros: Awesome people Impactful work Great sense of belonging People are given priority before anything else. No. 1 place to workCons: Less room for learning something new, as teams are too occupied driving top product lines.
- 5.0Great Balance, Old ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 27, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, job security.Cons: Old management, the process of dealing with and controlling people and projects, is very old.
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