Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
August 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview requires an OA, which was very hard. The interview requires solving 30 questions, out of which 2 were DSA questions, and one of them was LeetCode Hard.
Questions
There were two questions:
- Was a standard Trie question from Striver.
- Was a modified BFS question.
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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
4.0
Great WLB, slow learning, slow growth, legacy code depends on the team
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 1, 2023
Pros: Awesome work-life balance, feasibility on work time. Great team.
Cons: Salary not competitive as per market.
5.0
Great work culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 14, 2025
Pros: Great work culture.
Great work-life balance.
Cons: Not seeing any cons as of now.
1.0
Work-life Balance, No Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 1, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance present.
Cons: Less hike, more politics, no growth.
- 4.0Great WLB, slow learning, slow growth, legacy code depends on the teamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 1, 2023Pros: Awesome work-life balance, feasibility on work time. Great team.Cons: Salary not competitive as per market.
- 5.0Great work cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 14, 2025Pros: Great work culture. Great work-life balance.Cons: Not seeing any cons as of now.
- 1.0Work-life Balance, No GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance present.Cons: Less hike, more politics, no growth.
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