Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Irvine, California
Process
Only behavior questions, such as "your hardest project?"
Some questions about distributed systems, like "what is a distributed system?" and "give me an example."
No coding questions.
I got this from the university career fair, and they connected me that night.
Questions
What is a distributed system?
He also asked about how to build distributed servers across the continents.
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Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Irvine, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Irvine, California.
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