Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
Onsite + 2 telephonic interviews.
Basics of data structures. Lots of MCQs on C programming. Bit manipulation.
Write clean and bug-free C code during interviews. You are expected to write clean C code in those interviews.
Basics of linked lists and binary search trees. Searching and sorting.
Questions
Not to be disclosed.
C operating systems basics: paging, virtual memory questions, and bit manipulation questions.
- Generalized linked list traversal
- Find if a number is a power of 2 or not
- Linked list deletion
- Networking basics questions
- Sorting methods and complexities
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Cisco Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to work and growSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 29, 2019Pros: People are very friendly. Contractors are treated very much like full employees. People share knowledge, and managers usually respect your time.Cons: They spend too much time on meetings.
- 1.0Light Workload, But ChaoticSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 22, 2023Pros: Not too hectic workload.Cons: Not organized at all when it comes to work.
- 5.0Great to work with; highly depends on the teamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 8, 2019Pros: I have a great relationship with my manager, so my time here is amazing. Team works like a startup, so there's plenty to do. Manager encourages flexible hours, as long as you get the job done.Cons: Not always working on the sexiest products. Internal promotions are hard to get approved, even if you're a top performer. Compensation is a little on the lower end. Lots of politics above manager level in my org.
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