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Software QA Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

June 1, 2012
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Process

I contacted the recruiter via LinkedIn and received an interview call.

It first was a phone interview, lasting about 30 minutes, which consisted of basic L2/L3 protocol questions. There weren't a lot of details, just the basics of each protocol.

Then I was called in for a 1:1 interview, which involved speaking with 6 different people (approximately 45 minutes each).

The interview was completely technical, with questions from various L2/L3 protocols. I was asked to explain in detail what I was currently working on. I used the whiteboard extensively.

Most of the questions were based on my current work, such as:

  • "Why did you design your test topology like this?"
  • "How did you test a particular protocol?" etc.

Questions

Detailed working of QoS (various policing and shaping techniques)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Cisco Software QA Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Cisco's interview process for their Software QA Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive88%
Neutral13%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software QA Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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