Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
September 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied online.
1st Round: HackerRank test. 2nd Round: Data Structures, puzzles, and algorithms. 3rd Round: Operating Systems and Networking. 4th Round: Java round. 5th Round: Project round and Director interview. 6th Round: HR round over phone.
This process took more than 1.5 months.
Questions
They may ask to write code on paper.
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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
Good WLB | Slow Promotion | Less Hike at Entry Level
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 30, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance. Good team. Good managers as humans.
Cons: Slow promotion and less hike at entry level.
For senior level, it is really good.
4.0
Great Work-Life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 28, 2021
Pros: Global footprint
Flexibility
Work-life balance
Excellent HR policies
Cons: Growth after a certain level is very difficult.
It doesn't embrace promoting employees to the next level. Most engineers stay at the same level for many years.
4.0
Good work-life balance to settle down
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 5, 2019
Pros: Not too much work.
Many perks.
Cons: Not much hike.
Redundant work.
Old technologies.
- 4.0Good WLB | Slow Promotion | Less Hike at Entry LevelSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 30, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance. Good team. Good managers as humans.Cons: Slow promotion and less hike at entry level. For senior level, it is really good.
- 4.0Great Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 28, 2021Pros: Global footprint Flexibility Work-life balance Excellent HR policiesCons: Growth after a certain level is very difficult. It doesn't embrace promoting employees to the next level. Most engineers stay at the same level for many years.
- 4.0Good work-life balance to settle downSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 5, 2019Pros: Not too much work. Many perks.Cons: Not much hike. Redundant work. Old technologies.
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