Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
March 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Coding questions, Hashing and driver development in C, linked lists, arrays, bit manipulation, string manipulation, Unix debugging. Talked about prior experience. Behavioral questions on how to deal with engineers.
Questions
Hashing and driver development in C, linked lists, arrays, bit manipulation, string manipulation, Unix debugging.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral33%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Good
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru
November 13, 2025
Pros: Benefits are good
Good place to start career.
Cons: Salary is less.
Work life balance can go for a toss.
5.0
Awesome place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Texas City, TX
November 13, 2025
Pros: Great benefits, culture, and work life balance.
Cons: None, they are great company.
5.0
Very good
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Shanghai, Shanghai
November 11, 2025
Pros: Work life balance, diverse, inclusive
Cons: Tech stacks are a little bit old
- 3.0GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluruNovember 13, 2025Pros: Benefits are good Good place to start career.Cons: Salary is less. Work life balance can go for a toss.
- 5.0Awesome place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeTexas City, TXNovember 13, 2025Pros: Great benefits, culture, and work life balance.Cons: None, they are great company.
- 5.0Very goodSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeShanghai, ShanghaiNovember 11, 2025Pros: Work life balance, diverse, inclusiveCons: Tech stacks are a little bit old
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