Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
I applied through a referral. The interview process involved an initial screening round, followed by four technical rounds and an HR interview. Overall, the interview process was okay.
Two of the technical rounds were coding interviews, primarily focused on arrays, linked lists, and preliminary data structures.
Questions
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
- 3.0Don't join if you are on H1BSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 18, 2015Pros: Work-life balance is good. Working from home can make it flexible. Good facilities and benefits.Cons: I won't recommend Cisco if you are on H1B. They will keep doing layoffs and they will be unable to file your PERM. Pay is not so great. * Small or non-existent pay raises
- 5.0Easygoing, Plenty Of Free TimeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 3, 2021Pros: Easygoing work environment, free time.Cons: - - - - - - - - -
- 3.0G4 SWE 1 Year ReviewSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 25, 2024Pros: - Work-life balance - Remote work - Work with international teams - Chill work environmentCons: - Layoffs every few months for the past year. - Incompetent leadership seems fairly common. - Slower-paced work (this can be a pro or con depending where you're at in your career).
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