Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
January 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview included behavioral questions and verbal algorithmic questions with an engineer. I was also asked some creative questions.
Additionally, I completed one coding challenge. The algorithmic questions focused on graphs and hashing.
Questions
Find the palindrome of a string.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
72%
Pass Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive89%
Neutral6%
Negative6%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Jose, California.
Cisco Work Experiences
5.0
Great work environment
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 7, 2021
Pros: - Supportive team
- Good perks
- Ability to try out different things
Cons: Your experience varies greatly team by team.
5.0
Good work culture to work
Software QA Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 23, 2023
Pros: Good work culture. Team collaboration.
Cons: Nothing as I know of.
3.0
Good Pay, Chaotic Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 18, 2016
Pros: Good base salary; large campus.
Cons: They hire too many people that can do nothing, which extremely harms the team and their products. Management is in chaos.
They just hire lots of so-called experienced guys but cannot write code.
- 5.0Great work environmentSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 7, 2021Pros: - Supportive team - Good perks - Ability to try out different thingsCons: Your experience varies greatly team by team.
- 5.0Good work culture to workSoftware QA Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 23, 2023Pros: Good work culture. Team collaboration.Cons: Nothing as I know of.
- 3.0Good Pay, Chaotic ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 18, 2016Pros: Good base salary; large campus.Cons: They hire too many people that can do nothing, which extremely harms the team and their products. Management is in chaos. They just hire lots of so-called experienced guys but cannot write code.
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