Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
September 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online through the website and received an OA invitation the next day. It included three LeetCode easy to medium questions. It wasn't too bad if you were prepared, though the website for the interview was a little janky.
Questions
Number of palindromes in substrings
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Engineer Intern role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Francisco, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Paced Work, Lacked Mentorship
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Denver, Colorado, United States
October 26, 2020
Pros: You get to work at your own pace and problem-solve.
Cons: There is not a lot of mentorship.
5.0
Helpful Team, Limited Scope
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
November 6, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance and a helpful team.
Cons: Only worked on specific parts of a project.
4.0
Great Product, Poor Intern Retention
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 8, 2013
Pros: It was a very friendly environment in general, and you get to work with their product, not on some side project. They also had good programs for interns throughout the summer and kept us very engaged.
Cons: They have a poor retention policy for interns and rarely recall interns from previous years or give them full-time offers.
- 3.0Paced Work, Lacked MentorshipSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeDenver, Colorado, United StatesOctober 26, 2020Pros: You get to work at your own pace and problem-solve.Cons: There is not a lot of mentorship.
- 5.0Helpful Team, Limited ScopeSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeNovember 6, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance and a helpful team.Cons: Only worked on specific parts of a project.
- 4.0Great Product, Poor Intern RetentionSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 8, 2013Pros: It was a very friendly environment in general, and you get to work with their product, not on some side project. They also had good programs for interns throughout the summer and kept us very engaged.Cons: They have a poor retention policy for interns and rarely recall interns from previous years or give them full-time offers.
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