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Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Kharagpur, India

January 1, 2013
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Process

On-campus interview.

Single day.

  • Written test: Basic questions, not very difficult. 30 minutes. 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM.
  • Technical interview: 30-45 minutes. Medium difficulty. 10:00 AM.
  • Puzzles round: 3-4 commonly asked, medium level. Approximately 10:50 AM.
  • HR round: Approximately 11:30 AM. A formality for those with good feedback from the technical and puzzles interviews.

The interviewers seemed knowledgeable and sometimes led interviewees to the correct answer.

Note: Be on time. I was among the very few who returned for the technical interview on time. They took us (whoever was present and cleared the written test) first, which seemed to be an advantage over others.

Questions

  1. Written test: Basic programming concepts and questions like, what will be the output of the following piece of code, or find the errors in this code.

  2. Technical interview: Sorting algorithms, hashing, and hash tables.

  3. Puzzles round: This round tested presence of mind and out-of-the-box thinking. It's easy only if you have a habit of solving brain teasers/puzzles, otherwise difficult. The one I remember was: 9 dots arranged in a 3x3 grid, connect all of them using only 3 lines without lifting your hand. I could solve it after a little struggle.

  4. HR round: Common questions like, "Are you comfortable working at XYZ location?", etc.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Engineer II role in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

Success Rate

100%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Kharagpur, West Bengal 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 II interview process in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

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