Software Engineer Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
September 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process consists of 4 rounds:
- 1st round: Online Test
- 2nd round: Technical Interview
- 3rd round: Technical Interview
- 4th round: HR Interview
Each technical round lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Questions
Iterative code to traverse a linked list. Recursive code to traverse a linked list. Give the input recursively and then traverse the linked list.
What are the uses of Data Structures?
What is Memory Management? What is Paging? What are Static and Dynamic Paging? Which is complex?
What is the Software Development Life Cycle?
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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
Great Culture, Stalled Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 16, 2015
Pros: Good work culture, lots of opportunities at the early stage of a career. A lot of technical talent. Flexible work environment. Respect for people is high.
Cons: Mid-career growth seems to be stagnated. Internal movements, though possible, highly depend on connections rather than fair assessment. Salaries are lagging way beyond peers.
5.0
Awesome work culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 11, 2018
Pros: 1. Balanced work-life and personal life.
2. Good work culture.
3. Good environment to work.
4. Talented bunch of people to work with.
5. Food.
Cons: No cons to write here.
5.0
One of the best places in the industry
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 16, 2018
Pros: Good company to work for with great work-life balance,
Talented people.
Really flexible with timings (work-from-home option).
Can change jobs internally without much hassle.
Option to buy stocks via ESPP (but not included in offer).
And lastly, Cisco share is all-time high, trending positively.
Cons: If you are in a business unit that is generating less revenue, layoffs might come due to severe underperformance.
The hike cycle might get postponed, with less or no hikes.
No RSUs.
- 4.0Great Culture, Stalled GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 16, 2015Pros: Good work culture, lots of opportunities at the early stage of a career. A lot of technical talent. Flexible work environment. Respect for people is high.Cons: Mid-career growth seems to be stagnated. Internal movements, though possible, highly depend on connections rather than fair assessment. Salaries are lagging way beyond peers.
- 5.0Awesome work cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 11, 2018Pros: 1. Balanced work-life and personal life. 2. Good work culture. 3. Good environment to work. 4. Talented bunch of people to work with. 5. Food.Cons: No cons to write here.
- 5.0One of the best places in the industrySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 16, 2018Pros: Good company to work for with great work-life balance, Talented people. Really flexible with timings (work-from-home option). Can change jobs internally without much hassle. Option to buy stocks via ESPP (but not included in offer). And lastly, Cisco share is all-time high, trending positively.Cons: If you are in a business unit that is generating less revenue, layoffs might come due to severe underperformance. The hike cycle might get postponed, with less or no hikes. No RSUs.
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