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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

March 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Two interviews were conducted.

The first was a basic overview of my resume and a review of a data structure.

The second interview was stated to be purely technical, but it turned out to be behavioral.

We discussed a specific full-stack application that I built.

Questions

I was asked a question on how to implement a hashmap and the theory behind it. There was no code involved, as it was a phone interview.

In the remaining five minutes, I was asked about the pros and cons of Mean Squared Error, since I mentioned I was looking to work on a data science team.

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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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