Software QA Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Applied for a specific position.
Phone interview (30-minute interview, quick process).
Immediately received an email for the next round.
Webex interview with manager (HR), 5 senior engineers (technical), and 2 other managers.
The people were friendly.
Questions
Technical questions from resume
Networking basics (VLAN, routing, security, etc.)
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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.
Cisco Work Experiences
4.0
Good Balance, Frequent Layoffs
Software QA Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 29, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance and decent take-home compensation.
Cons: The hire and fire policy happens every 6 months.
4.0
Nice place to work
Software QA Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 25, 2023
Pros: Good teamwork and atmosphere
Cons: As of now, I don't know.
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.
- 4.0Good Balance, Frequent LayoffsSoftware QA Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 29, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance and decent take-home compensation.Cons: The hire and fire policy happens every 6 months.
- 4.0Nice place to workSoftware QA Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 25, 2023Pros: Good teamwork and atmosphereCons: As of now, I don't know.
- 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.
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