Very intensive 24/7 management style with a lot of work and little compensation
Very intensive 24/7 management style with a lot of work and little compensation
Cisco still has industry-standard compensation and benefits, and a few good people to work with.
Deep managerial hierarchy. Lack of leadership and communication. Negative selection.
Study what academia says about effective management.
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I had five rounds of technical interviews and one round of general interview. Mostly, I was interviewed by Principal Engineers who tested my design skills and networking concepts. Although they don't expect the exact solution to the problems, they l
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Two phone screens assessed basic networking and algorithm questions. Once cleared, they called for an in-person interview. There were 5 technical rounds: * Coding questions were presented on a whiteboard, requiring solutions in C. * Networking
Senior Software Engineer
Background knowledge was requested. Skills were tested in: * C++ * Java * Protocols Not all questions were answered correctly. There were 5 rounds of interviews, which took one day.
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2014I had five rounds of technical interviews and one round of general interview. Mostly, I was interviewed by Principal Engineers who tested my design skills and networking concepts. Although they don't expect the exact solution to the problems, they l
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2018Two phone screens assessed basic networking and algorithm questions. Once cleared, they called for an in-person interview. There were 5 technical rounds: * Coding questions were presented on a whiteboard, requiring solutions in C. * Networking
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJune 1, 2011Background knowledge was requested. Skills were tested in: * C++ * Java * Protocols Not all questions were answered correctly. There were 5 rounds of interviews, which took one day.
