Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
September 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Recruiter Call - initial screening round
OA round - had 2 LeetCode medium/easy level questions
Behavioral round - with a manager
Technical round - had 2 coding questions with an engineer
Questions
The LeetCode question was around strings and arrays.
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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
4.0
Nice to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 27, 2025
Pros: Pros: Good work-life balance.
Cons: Pay is not great, but okay.
3.0
Good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 18, 2010
Pros: Industry leader
Good salary
Brand name
Cons: Heavy workload.
Don't have much opportunities for career advancement.
3.0
Layoffs! Layoffs! Layoffs! Once every 6 months
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 1, 2020
Pros: One can maintain work-life balance.
Cons: Frequent layoffs. At least once every six months, layoffs are happening, thus making the company unable to sponsor employment-based green cards.
- 4.0Nice to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 27, 2025Pros: Pros: Good work-life balance.Cons: Pay is not great, but okay.
- 3.0Good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesApril 18, 2010Pros: Industry leader Good salary Brand nameCons: Heavy workload. Don't have much opportunities for career advancement.
- 3.0Layoffs! Layoffs! Layoffs! Once every 6 monthsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2020Pros: One can maintain work-life balance.Cons: Frequent layoffs. At least once every six months, layoffs are happening, thus making the company unable to sponsor employment-based green cards.
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