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Software Engineer IV Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India

October 1, 2012

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied through a consultant.

After an initial telephone screening by an engineer, I was invited for an onsite interview at the Bangalore office.

During the onsite, I had:

Three F2F technical discussions
A lunch interview

The final discussion with the director was over the phone, as he was not available in the Bangalore office on my interview day.

Questions

Data structures, networking, and about my projects.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer IV role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Success Rate

93%

Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer IV roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive87%

Neutral7%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer IV interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Cisco Work Experiences

My experience with Cisco Systems

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: A huge campus, the Cisco Cessna Business Park. A lot of cross-team interactions. Getting to know some of the best engineering practices.

Cons: Work is very low grade. Only minor defect fixing, and that too with huge pressure. It's a huge process, with very little time and scope to enhance domain expertise.

My experience with Cisco Systems

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: A huge campus, the Cisco Cessna Business Park. A lot of cross-team interactions. Getting to know some of the best engineering practices.

Cons: Work is very low grade. Only minor defect fixing, and that too with huge pressure. It's a huge process, with very little time and scope to enhance domain expertise.

Good workplace with good benefits

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Great brand value, nice city to work in, good work culture. The work is challenging and interesting, with ample scope for internal movement and decent pay.

Cons: Work-life balance is largely dependent on the BU, and team in particular. Work will get monotonous with time, and one has to pace their career path smartly.

Good workplace with good benefits

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Great brand value, nice city to work in, good work culture. The work is challenging and interesting, with ample scope for internal movement and decent pay.

Cons: Work-life balance is largely dependent on the BU, and team in particular. Work will get monotonous with time, and one has to pace their career path smartly.

Good work-life balance

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 17, 2017

Pros: Too much of process-oriented.

Cons: Same as pros, which means time goes off in the process itself.

Good work-life balance

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 17, 2017

Pros: Too much of process-oriented.

Cons: Same as pros, which means time goes off in the process itself.

My experience with Cisco Systems

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: A huge campus, the Cisco Cessna Business Park. A lot of cross-team interactions. Getting to know some of the best engineering practices.

Cons: Work is very low grade. Only minor defect fixing, and that too with huge pressure. It's a huge process, with very little time and scope to enhance domain expertise.

2.0
My experience with Cisco Systems
Software Engineer IV • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 12, 2012
Pros: A huge campus, the Cisco Cessna Business Park. A lot of cross-team interactions. Getting to know some of the best engineering practices.
Cons: Work is very low grade. Only minor defect fixing, and that too with huge pressure. It's a huge process, with very little time and scope to enhance domain expertise.

Good workplace with good benefits

Software Engineer IV • Former Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pros: Great brand value, nice city to work in, good work culture. The work is challenging and interesting, with ample scope for internal movement and decent pay.

Cons: Work-life balance is largely dependent on the BU, and team in particular. Work will get monotonous with time, and one has to pace their career path smartly.

4.0
Good workplace with good benefits
Software Engineer IV • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 4, 2014
Pros: Great brand value, nice city to work in, good work culture. The work is challenging and interesting, with ample scope for internal movement and decent pay.
Cons: Work-life balance is largely dependent on the BU, and team in particular. Work will get monotonous with time, and one has to pace their career path smartly.

Good work-life balance

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

February 17, 2017

Pros: Too much of process-oriented.

Cons: Same as pros, which means time goes off in the process itself.

4.0
Good work-life balance
Software Engineer IV • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 17, 2017
Pros: Too much of process-oriented.
Cons: Same as pros, which means time goes off in the process itself.

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