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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2009
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Process

Initial communication was via email. The HR representatives were quite friendly and prompt. The planning and organization of the interview were quick, simple, and professional.

The people were the quiet type, friendly enough, but not overly outgoing. Most worked at their own cubicles.

Some advice for other interview candidates:

  • Be prepared to answer both behavioral and technical questions. I assumed that the first interview would consist only of behavioral questions, and I was wrong. Luckily, I managed to do okay on the technical questions.
  • If you are rusty on coding principles, such as object-oriented design principles, I would freshen up on those. Expect to answer coding questions and write a few lines of simple code as well.
  • In addition, you may be asked a few puzzles that force you to think critically.

Overall, my interview experience was fairly short (less than an hour) and not too stressful.

Questions

You have a silver block with 6 marks that divide it into 7 equal parts.

How do you make exactly TWO cuts so that you can pay an employee exactly 1/7 of the block each day he works for a week?

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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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