Process
Applied via my college's career center website.
Interview onsite.
Still waiting to hear back.
I'd advise researching Glassdoor for their technical questions.
- Know your data structures, like stacks and linked lists.
- 45-minute technical interview.
Still waiting to hear back.
Questions
A couple of linked list type questions, such as:
How to find the middle element of a linked list in one pass?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 436 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
42%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral30%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Cisco Work Experiences
3.0
Good Balance, Limited Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
April 15, 2024
Pros: Slow pace but good work-life balance
Cons: Not a lot of room to grow.
5.0
A perfect place to build your career
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
September 3, 2013
Pros: Open Culture
Great people.
Technology breath. Multiple teams inside working on different technologies.
Resources are accessible. Labs are at disposable to make the work interesting and learn more.
Ample training opportunities inside.
Cons: Too much of a process sometimes. Looks like it is a byproduct of being a large company.
4.0
Good Wlb, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
June 30, 2024
Pros: WLB is good, and the culture is very good.
Cons: Frequent org revamp and growth is slow.
- 3.0Good Balance, Limited GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaApril 15, 2024Pros: Slow pace but good work-life balanceCons: Not a lot of room to grow.
- 5.0A perfect place to build your careerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaSeptember 3, 2013Pros: Open Culture Great people. Technology breath. Multiple teams inside working on different technologies. Resources are accessible. Labs are at disposable to make the work interesting and learn more. Ample training opportunities inside.Cons: Too much of a process sometimes. Looks like it is a byproduct of being a large company.
- 4.0Good Wlb, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 30, 2024Pros: WLB is good, and the culture is very good.Cons: Frequent org revamp and growth is slow.
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