Process
On-campus interview through a university career program.
Interviewed by two Cisco representatives.
The interview was fairly straightforward, and they were more interested in my resume than anything else.
Questions
Given a set of strings, determine the greatest common prefix of all strings in the set.
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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
4.0
Overall, a very good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 10, 2014
Pros: Breadth of products, health benefits.
Cons: Hurdles in getting ideas to the table.
5.0
Excellent company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 5, 2019
Pros: Great upper management, especially in the SNPS BU.
Lot of stuff to learn for freshers.
Instant recognition for your efforts.
Cons: Coworkers are very senior to freshers.
3.0
Very little growth, with good work-life balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 14, 2022
Pros: Work-life balance, good perks.
Cons: Poor management,
slow financial and career growth
- 4.0Overall, a very good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2014Pros: Breadth of products, health benefits.Cons: Hurdles in getting ideas to the table.
- 5.0Excellent company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAugust 5, 2019Pros: Great upper management, especially in the SNPS BU. Lot of stuff to learn for freshers. Instant recognition for your efforts.Cons: Coworkers are very senior to freshers.
- 3.0Very little growth, with good work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2022Pros: Work-life balance, good perks.Cons: Poor management, slow financial and career growth
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