Process
My first round was a HackerRank coding challenge.
After clearing that, there were four F2F technical rounds and one manager round.
They checked my networking skills as well as my programming skills.
Questions
Why Cisco?
Some logical questions and some puzzles which you can find on Google.
Why do you need this job?
Some networking questions (on L2/L3 protocols).
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 378 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
45%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive71%
Neutral24%
Negative5%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in India.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
Great Culture, Outdated Tech
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 15, 2025
Pros: Very professional environment and culture, no toxicity or micromanagement.
Cons: Tech stack is old and outdated.
4.0
Great Culture, Big Company
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 8, 2021
Pros: Benefits, flexible work, company culture
Cons: Huge company and has expanded tremendously recently.
4.0
Good Work, High Turnover
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Milpitas, California, United States
October 26, 2016
Pros: Core networking jobs
Great benefits
Decent packages
Cons: Too much turnaround of talent.
- 4.0Great Culture, Outdated TechSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 15, 2025Pros: Very professional environment and culture, no toxicity or micromanagement.Cons: Tech stack is old and outdated.
- 4.0Great Culture, Big CompanySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 8, 2021Pros: Benefits, flexible work, company cultureCons: Huge company and has expanded tremendously recently.
- 4.0Good Work, High TurnoverSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMilpitas, California, United StatesOctober 26, 2016Pros: Core networking jobs Great benefits Decent packagesCons: Too much turnaround of talent.
Cisco Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
