Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Ottawa, Ontario
Process
Applied online and received emails to confirm phone calls.
Several phone/Webex interviews were conducted. The interviews were all technical, focusing on C programming, especially arrays, pointers, IP networking basics, and operating system concepts such as threads, processes, and memory management.
Candidates may be asked to write C/C++ code or simply explain their approach. Naturally, the second and third interviews became more difficult and more focused.
Questions
Mostly related to pointers and algorithms or data structures formed by pointers.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer II role in Ottawa, Ontario.
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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