Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
October 1, 2020
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
1st coding and MCQ round. The coding was pretty easy, but the MCQs were pretty tough.
2nd round was a face-to-face interview. Be confident and know your project inside and out. They will grill you on the basics, especially from your projects.
Questions
How many squares can be made from a given rectangle?
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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
2.0
Inequality between men and women
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 25, 2023
Pros: Payscale is good.
Wfh option.
Cons: Some managers treat women and men differently just based on gender.
They tend to be more biased towards men.
4.0
Join if you want to relax a bit in life while working
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 1, 2021
Pros: Cisco is known for best work-life balance.
Cons: Probably you would get less knowledge than a guy working in some startup.
3.0
Good Wlb, Slow Development
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 7, 2025
Pros: Good culture (also depends on the team and manager).
Good WLB.
Cons: Low-quality engineers.
Some teams are bad.
Leadership is clueless.
Development is very slow due to lengthy processes, which are not even automated.
- 2.0Inequality between men and womenSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 25, 2023Pros: Payscale is good. Wfh option.Cons: Some managers treat women and men differently just based on gender. They tend to be more biased towards men.
- 4.0Join if you want to relax a bit in life while workingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2021Pros: Cisco is known for best work-life balance.Cons: Probably you would get less knowledge than a guy working in some startup.
- 3.0Good Wlb, Slow DevelopmentSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 7, 2025Pros: Good culture (also depends on the team and manager). Good WLB.Cons: Low-quality engineers. Some teams are bad. Leadership is clueless. Development is very slow due to lengthy processes, which are not even automated.
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