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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

July 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer

Process

First, there was a phone interview, then they called for an on-site interview.

Total of 4 rounds.

Each round involved one person, with mostly technical questions.

There were a few questions about network topologies, previous work, and programming.

Overall, a nice experience.

Questions

Given an array containing zeros and non-zero numbers, sort it such that all zeros go to the right side of the array, and non-zero numbers maintain their original order.

Example: 2, 0, 3, 1, 0, 4 should become 2, 3, 1, 4, 0, 0.

Conditions:

  • Should not use extra space (temporary variables are acceptable).
  • Should complete in O(n) time.

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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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