Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The recruiter set up a phone screen. This was an hour long, and the interviewer asked me about OS, Data Structures, OOPS, and gave me a problem to solve.
Then, there was an onsite round, which consisted of more DS and algorithm problems, varying from binary trees, recursion, and algorithms.
The final round was with the manager, in which he asked me about previous learning experiences, career expectations, project management, etc.
Questions
Algorithms (DFS, BFS), recursion.
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Success 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.
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Cisco Work Experiences
- 5.0Good team to work with!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 17, 2019Pros: The entire team is so friendly. The work culture is great overall.Cons: Personally, I do not have any complaints working with my team. Everybody is knowledgeable in their roles.
- 4.0Good company, but too much of an unnecessary management stackSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 28, 2021Pros: Good work-life balance. Decent salary.Cons: Some teams are on a low budget, so there's no increment on base salary every year. Many people are leaving the company, killing the knowledge base of the product and scaring the existing employees.
- 5.0Great Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 18, 2024Pros: A very good company. Work-life balance is good.Cons: The wage is comparably lower than other companies.
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