Lost its direction, purpose, and meaning
Lost its direction, purpose, and meaning
Cisco has a brand name, customers, and a large set of employees. Technology company with networking as its core. Located in Silicon Valley to attract talent.
Don't know how to transform, as it used to bank on MPLS gang to forge ahead. Reuse existing technology and repackage it, as it doesn't have time and momentum. A set of old-timers pulling the company down. Leadership speaks the language but can't redirect.
Gain the market transition back by empowering new people at mid and lower levels. The DEs, Directors, and VPs are slowing the company down and not directing it where it needs to go.
I had program managers not let my team flag a risk, as it would be perceived as bad. I had Team A stealing code from Team B to avoid layoffs, and it was accepted in the company DNA.
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Quality Assurance
It was fairly good and well organized. The team was very friendly and interactive. The interview process was smooth and finished the process in a week.
ML/AI Engineer
It was a one-round interview. It was predominantly on data science and large language models. They gave me a repo of an agent framework and asked me to find the code where reward is calculated.
ASIC Design Verification Engineer
The first round was essentially a screening interview with the recruiter. We mostly discussed my resume, past experiences, and had a general conversation about the company and the role. The second round was more technical. It involved a deeper dive
Quality Assurance
San Jose, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2025It was fairly good and well organized. The team was very friendly and interactive. The interview process was smooth and finished the process in a week.
ML/AI Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 24, 2025It was a one-round interview. It was predominantly on data science and large language models. They gave me a repo of an agent framework and asked me to find the code where reward is calculated.
ASIC Design Verification Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2025The first round was essentially a screening interview with the recruiter. We mostly discussed my resume, past experiences, and had a general conversation about the company and the role. The second round was more technical. It involved a deeper dive
