Software Engineer (Swe II) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
May 3, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Very interesting and common, like every other company. It had 3 rounds, including a hiring manager round. The interview was conducted by the tech lead and the principal engineer of the team.
Questions
How do we do coding?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Engineer (Swe II) role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer (Swe II) roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer (Swe II) interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Best place to work
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 9, 2025
Pros: You can find perfect work-life balance.
Cons: The learning curve here is slow.
3.0
Comfortable, Good People, Stagnant
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Former Employee
September 21, 2025
Pros: A comfortable job.
Good people.
It depends a lot on your team.
Cons: not challenging enough
can become stagnant
3.0
Good Wlb, Constant Layoffs
Software Engineer (Swe II) • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
May 20, 2025
Pros: Great infrastructure and good work-life balance.
Cons: They just lay off people every quarter.
- 5.0Best place to workSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 9, 2025Pros: You can find perfect work-life balance.Cons: The learning curve here is slow.
- 3.0Comfortable, Good People, StagnantSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Former EmployeeSeptember 21, 2025Pros: A comfortable job. Good people. It depends a lot on your team.Cons: not challenging enough can become stagnant
- 3.0Good Wlb, Constant LayoffsSoftware Engineer (Swe II) • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaMay 20, 2025Pros: Great infrastructure and good work-life balance.Cons: They just lay off people every quarter.
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