Taro Logo

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Dallas, Texas

January 1, 2015
Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I had an on-campus interview with two managers from Cisco. They asked two easy technical questions, but since it was my first interview at the time, I struggled a little bit. The interview lasted about 70 minutes.

I didn't hear anything back about that position, but two months later, I received a letter of intent for a different position at Cisco down in Austin, TX. After passing a background check, I received an insultingly low offer, and they didn't respond to my negotiation request. I turned it down for a much more appropriate offer.

Questions

Write pseudocode for your favorite sorting algorithm.

Write a method that determines whether a number is prime.

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in Dallas, Texas.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Dallas, Texas is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Dallas, Texas.

Cisco Work Experiences