Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
April 25, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
A pretty straightforward process, as you'd expect from big tech. The interviewers were pleasant to work with. The usual process is expected to be: screening, two technical rounds, and one managerial round, but they skipped the managerial round for some reason.
Questions
Deep dive into:
- Resume
- LeetCode
- Tech stack trivia
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive63%
Neutral25%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Great Benefits, Layoff Fear
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 9, 2025
Pros: Good benefits, generous parental leave policy, and unlimited Vacation Time Off. Fantastic severance package.
Cons: Nearly constant fear of layoffs, which they refer to as "Limited Restructuring." Beware any talk of a "reorg."
4.0
Up there with other big tech companies
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 20, 2025
Pros: Great work/life balance. Mostly everyone there is solid, competent, and easy to work with. No mandatory RTO (yet). Company culture, values, and ethics are respectable.
Cons: There are some exceptions; some teammates have big egos and insecurity issues that are hard to work with. The compensation range is also lagging other tech companies.
5.0
Great Balance, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 1, 2024
Pros: - Work-life balance
- Flexibility
Cons: - Less salary compared to competitors
- 3.0Great Benefits, Layoff FearSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 9, 2025Pros: Good benefits, generous parental leave policy, and unlimited Vacation Time Off. Fantastic severance package.Cons: Nearly constant fear of layoffs, which they refer to as "Limited Restructuring." Beware any talk of a "reorg."
- 4.0Up there with other big tech companiesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 20, 2025Pros: Great work/life balance. Mostly everyone there is solid, competent, and easy to work with. No mandatory RTO (yet). Company culture, values, and ethics are respectable.Cons: There are some exceptions; some teammates have big egos and insecurity issues that are hard to work with. The compensation range is also lagging other tech companies.
- 5.0Great Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2024Pros: - Work-life balance - FlexibilityCons: - Less salary compared to competitors
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