Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
Process
1st round: Online assessment with 3 LeetCode medium problems.
2nd round: Phone screen evaluating Java basics, Spring Boot, microservices, and the Saga design pattern.
3rd round: Technical round with questions on data processing using Java 8 streams and collectors, and design patterns.
4th round: Technical round with 2 medium LeetCode questions.
5th round: Techno-managerial round, including behavioral questions and a systems design question involving microservices.
Questions
Inheritance in Java
Interfaces and abstract classes
Distributed transactions and Saga design pattern
Spring Cloud Config Server and @RefreshScope
Find top Nth salary in SQL
Data processing using streams and collectors
Observer design pattern
Find the first most frequent character in a string
Merge two sorted stacks
Distributed cache
Consumer group
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 4.0Good culture, lots of space for career developmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 5, 2012Pros: Why Cisco? Well, it's because it's a product company. People here are always tending to find something new. The atmosphere makes you want to be innovative. Loads of learning.Cons: The salary hike is quite low when compared to other companies.
- 2.0Think twice before joining Cisco. Think even harder if you plan to stay longerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 20, 2013Pros: Easy laid-out life. Can finish your 40-hour job in 10-25 hours. You can climb the ladder of career growth by becoming a "yes, sir" employee.Cons: a) Highly bureaucratic. b) I have seen time and again the absolutely idiotic people going ahead of the deserving ones. c) It has become a management playground. d) Compensation is very low. e) I have been in the top 10% consistently, but still there are no signs of career growth. f) You are expected to work your ass off, but if you ask for a hike, you are given the same management funda. g) The moment you come into your manager's hit list, you are as close to gone as possible. h) Layoffs have become a game now; it is like an yearly activity and the CEO will shamelessly admit it. i) It has lost the charm it once used to have. Now, it just moves like a huge elephant.
- 4.0Nice To Work With, Hectic WorkloadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 1, 2024Pros: Pretty nice to work with.Cons: Sometimes it becomes hectic due to workload.
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