Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
July 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process consisted of 5 rounds:
- Online (HackerRank)
- 2 Technical
- 1 Managerial
- HR
This was part of a University Recruitment process, and around 200 candidates participated from different colleges. The process started at 9 am and continued until the evening. I did not make it through after the 2nd technical round.
Questions
- Basic Computer Networking Questions
- How DNS works
- Data Structures
- Java Singleton Class (probably specific to your preferred language)
- Find the number of squares on a chessboard.
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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
Awesome Balance, Great Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 30, 2017
Pros: Work/Life Balance: Awesome
Senior Management: Awesome
Cons: No cons.
No cons.
No cons.
4.0
A company to settle
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 12, 2021
Pros: Nice work environment. If you want to explore in technology, you can.
Cons: No hike. Get your high salary while joining itself.
5.0
Great Company, No Cons
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 30, 2025
Pros: A great company to work with.
Cons: None according to my knowledge.
- 5.0Awesome Balance, Great ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 30, 2017Pros: Work/Life Balance: Awesome Senior Management: AwesomeCons: No cons. No cons. No cons.
- 4.0A company to settleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 12, 2021Pros: Nice work environment. If you want to explore in technology, you can.Cons: No hike. Get your high salary while joining itself.
- 5.0Great Company, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 30, 2025Pros: A great company to work with.Cons: None according to my knowledge.
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