Software Systems Architect Interview Experience - Bengaluru, India
Process
Applied via the company website.
- 6 rounds of telephonic interviews.
- 4 callers were from India.
- 2 callers were from the USA.
- 2 rounds of face-to-face interviews.
Telephonic interviews were fairly technical and long, each lasting at least 45 minutes, and some over an hour. All of this was spread over two months. They went very well.
The telephonic interviewers were generally polite, to the point, and asked probing technical questions.
Next, I was invited for a face-to-face discussion. The total time set aside for this was about 3 hours.
I met the HR person for the first time here and had a brief chat. She asked some basic questions, inquired about my availability to join, and if it was possible to join early.
The discussion with a hiring (senior) manager was fine. It was not really technical and included some white-boarding. Overall, it was good.
The next discussion with a Director was a joke. Things went downhill from here. The Director appeared to be new to the company and was seriously challenged about technology, yet was conducting a tech interview. It was hilarious, and he did not understand any of the answers given to him. This was also shocking because this was a top-tier technology company!
The outsourced recruitment team is terrible, to say the least. Most of the day-to-day recruitment work seems to have been outsourced to another company called Accenture LLC. These folks are disorganized, confused, and easily get things mixed up, including resumes. They would call up at 7 PM to try and set up a telephonic interview for 6 AM the next morning and would not understand that this was too short a notice for an interview at an odd hour!
Next, the background check process was initiated. After about two weeks, I received a mail congratulating and confirming the successful completion of the background check.
Beyond this, there was absolutely no communication – nothing, not even a regret note or a thank-you email.
Questions
What are the key parts of the application to examine for performance bottlenecks, and how would you analyze each part?
How would you efficiently process (speed, scalability) a very large number of notifications/alerts generated from a variety of devices?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Cisco Software Systems Architect role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
Cisco's interview process for their Software Systems Architect roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Cisco's Software Systems Architect interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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