Process
I applied online, then was sent an online assessment, then recruiter phone screen through Webex, then coding rounds. The coding was through some pair coding website; I forgot the name. It was something similar to CoderPad.
Questions
LeetCode #17. Letter Combinations of a Phone Number.
Was this helpful?
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
5.0
Great Culture, Job Cut Fear
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 26, 2025
Pros: Good work culture and work-life balance.
Cons: Organizational restructuring can result in job cuts.
3.0
Good Balance, Boring Project
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 14, 2018
Pros: Good work-life balance, good insurance coverage.
Cons: Boring project, process management sucks.
5.0
Great Culture, Awesome Perks
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
March 23, 2021
Pros: Great culture, interesting projects, nice people, and awesome perks.
Cons: No cons really, at the moment.
- 5.0Great Culture, Job Cut FearSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 26, 2025Pros: Good work culture and work-life balance.Cons: Organizational restructuring can result in job cuts.
- 3.0Good Balance, Boring ProjectSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 14, 2018Pros: Good work-life balance, good insurance coverage.Cons: Boring project, process management sucks.
- 5.0Great Culture, Awesome PerksSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJerusalem, Jerusalem, IsraelMarch 23, 2021Pros: Great culture, interesting projects, nice people, and awesome perks.Cons: No cons really, at the moment.
Cisco Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
