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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

December 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Contacted the Hiring Manager via LinkedIn. The process proceeded as follows:

  • Introductory call (45 minutes) with the Hiring Manager. They liked my profile and advanced me to the next round.
  • Phone Interview (45 minutes): Coding round with a Software Engineer from the team. Based on feedback from this, I was moved to the Virtual Onsite.
  • Virtual Onsite:
    • 45-minute Behavioral interview
    • 45-minute Technical/Coding interview with Engineers
  • 45-minute Behavioral interview with the Hiring Manager

The overall process was fast and positive.

Now awaiting results.

Questions

Regular LeetCode practice. Operating Systems. Networking. Resume building.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 125 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

54%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive65%
Neutral23%
Negative12%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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