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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India

October 1, 2010
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Process

For screening, they conduct a written test with 50 questions in total: 20 aptitude and 30 engineering.

Of the 30 engineering questions:

  • 60% are on Electronics.
  • 40% are on Computer Science.

After the written test, there are 3 face-to-face technical interviews and 1 HR interview.

They will ask about your projects.

Topics covered include:

  • C (in-depth)
  • Data Structures (mainly Trees and Linked Lists)
  • Algorithms (basic)
  • Operating Systems (basics more than average)
  • Networking (basics, college level)

Questions

Where are string constants stored in memory?

Example: char *a = "Hello";

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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.

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