Process
A campus interview.
First, interview yourself. Second, talk about your past projects.
Then, all the technical questions will cover:
- Operating systems
- Memory management
- A coding problem regarding linked lists
- Mutexes
- How two processes communicate with each other
- How to solve multiple thread work.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer II role in Canada.
Success Rate
33%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral25%
Negative8%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer II interview process in Canada.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Work-life balance at its peak
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 23, 2022
Pros: Slow and steady work.
Lots of opportunities to learn.
Cons: No cons to worry about.
4.0
Overall good experience. Process-oriented company. Slower growth rate
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
October 11, 2013
Pros: Good work culture, flexible hours, work-from-home facility, friendly environment, and wonderful office facilities.
Cons: Slow growth, some inter-team politics, and unsatisfactory EPM policy and ratings.
4.0
Working for visibility
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 4, 2008
Pros: Appreciating quality work (depending on manager).
Work from home option if needed.
Not too much pressure; feasible deadlines.
Open culture; can talk freely to upper management as well.
Openly accepting everyone's views.
No such statement as “The boss is always right.”
Cons: They will accept the new idea, but enforcing it will be a big task. Most of the time, it will never happen.
Most work for visibility.
- 5.0Work-life balance at its peakSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 23, 2022Pros: Slow and steady work. Lots of opportunities to learn.Cons: No cons to worry about.
- 4.0Overall good experience. Process-oriented company. Slower growth rateSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOctober 11, 2013Pros: Good work culture, flexible hours, work-from-home facility, friendly environment, and wonderful office facilities.Cons: Slow growth, some inter-team politics, and unsatisfactory EPM policy and ratings.
- 4.0Working for visibilitySoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 4, 2008Pros: Appreciating quality work (depending on manager). Work from home option if needed. Not too much pressure; feasible deadlines. Open culture; can talk freely to upper management as well. Openly accepting everyone's views. No such statement as “The boss is always right.”Cons: They will accept the new idea, but enforcing it will be a big task. Most of the time, it will never happen. Most work for visibility.
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