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Software Engineer I Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2008
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had an interview on campus. The questions were basic, focusing on myself and the company. They asked things like:

  • "Tell me about yourself."
  • "How do I know if you are the right person for my company?"

There were no technical questions during this initial stage.

Then, one month later, I received an invitation for a two-day trip to San Jose, including hotel and flight tickets.

The trip began with a dinner with Cisco employees.

The following day, we were divided into groups of three. Each group was interviewed individually by three other engineers. They primarily asked about my group projects. Some technical questions about Java were posed, such as "What is inheritance?"

The last interviewer asked more challenging questions related to C programming skills, like: "Write code to reverse the words in a string?" and "Optimize it."

Questions

Why would you fit into the company?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer I role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

67%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer I roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer I interview process in San Jose, California.

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