Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Ottawa, Ontario
Process
I had two rounds of interviews.
The first round was on Webex and questions were about simple networking, TCP vs UDP, LAN, the internet, and a program on linked lists in C.
The second round was via teleconference and included some behavioral questions, asking me to explain processes, such as logging into a website.
Questions
Write a program for a ring buffer.
How would you debug a program?
Find an issue in the program.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Ottawa, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer II interview process in Ottawa, Ontario.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaMarch 27, 2024Pros: Amazing place to work. Lot of team-building activities and good technical projects. Pay and benefits are also one of the best in Canada.Cons: There is a lot of yearly churn in terms of layoffs.
- 4.0Work with all smart people and leading technologiesSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaJanuary 24, 2021Pros: leading technologies, paid well, salary increase and bonus is stable every year.Cons: Depends on which team you are working in; the culture is very different. Cisco is not one big company; it is a combination of hundreds of small companies. Some team cultures are just like what they used to be as a small company.
- 4.0Good Culture, Great GrowthSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 13, 2025Pros: Good culture, great potential for growth.Cons: Nothing such as of my concern.
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