Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I had an on-campus interview. It was fairly easy, with mostly networking-related questions.
I had taken a network security course, and the interview included questions related to that.
Describe an IP spoofing attack and how to prevent or detect it.
Questions
Describe an IP spoofing attack and how to prevent/detect it.
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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.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 23, 2024
Pros: Work and life balance is good.
Friendly environment.
Cons: No diversity in mid-level engineers.
4.0
Great Team, Projects; Pay Could Be Better
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 5, 2021
Pros: Nice people, good project, friendly to juniors.
Cons: Compensation not around the top tier.
4.0
My experience with Cisco was good, but I never got a promotion or salary increase in almost four years
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 3, 2014
Pros: Technology and innovation were good. You will learn a lot, but career path development was not that great.
Cons: Promotion and compensation were slow. Senior management made quite a lot of mistakes.
- 5.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 23, 2024Pros: Work and life balance is good. Friendly environment.Cons: No diversity in mid-level engineers.
- 4.0Great Team, Projects; Pay Could Be BetterSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 5, 2021Pros: Nice people, good project, friendly to juniors.Cons: Compensation not around the top tier.
- 4.0My experience with Cisco was good, but I never got a promotion or salary increase in almost four yearsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 3, 2014Pros: Technology and innovation were good. You will learn a lot, but career path development was not that great.Cons: Promotion and compensation were slow. Senior management made quite a lot of mistakes.
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