Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 24, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
3 questions:
- 2 arrays and hashing
- 1 DP house robber
Was overall pretty easy, but completed too late and therefore was not offered the next step in the process.
Questions
3 coding questions:
- 2 arrays
- 1 DP
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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
4.0
Nice company to work at. Great team and great projects.
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 13, 2023
Pros: The team and manager were great to work with. A lot of learning opportunities.
Cons: The cons that I experience are the frequent layoffs they have.
4.0
Good Culture, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 10, 2023
Pros: Good company culture, and I got a chance to work with great talent.
Cons: Can't expect much salary raise. No RSUs. Expect layoffs every year.
5.0
Excellent company to work for.
Senior Software Manager • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
January 26, 2023
Pros: Opportunity to learn and contribute. Lot of scope to make a difference.
Cons: Sometimes the need to pivot fast and adaptability is slow.
- 4.0Nice company to work at. Great team and great projects.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 13, 2023Pros: The team and manager were great to work with. A lot of learning opportunities.Cons: The cons that I experience are the frequent layoffs they have.
- 4.0Good Culture, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2023Pros: Good company culture, and I got a chance to work with great talent.Cons: Can't expect much salary raise. No RSUs. Expect layoffs every year.
- 5.0Excellent company to work for.Senior Software Manager • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 26, 2023Pros: Opportunity to learn and contribute. Lot of scope to make a difference.Cons: Sometimes the need to pivot fast and adaptability is slow.
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