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Software Engineer I Interview Experience - Ottawa, Ontario

February 1, 2014
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Process

I was brought in for an interview through my school's campus recruiting.

The recruiter asked me several questions, about ten in total. These included:

  • Two programming questions about singly-linked lists. These were fairly straightforward, such as removing an element from the list.
  • A couple of technical theory questions. For example, "What are the differences between processes and threads?" or "Why do we use threads?"
  • The remaining questions were related to my work history and my personality.

Questions

There really weren't any big surprises here. If you're applying for this job, you probably have a CS degree of some sort under your belt.

Unless you've been practically sleeping through your classes throughout your degree, it shouldn't be difficult to answer most or all of these questions fully and intelligently.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer I role in Ottawa, Ontario.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer I interview process in Ottawa, Ontario.

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