Not an employee, friend, as it was at the old Cisco back in 2007, but still, Cisco is one of the good places to work
Not an employee, friend, as it was at the old Cisco back in 2007, but still, Cisco is one of the good places to work
Good facilities – excellent transport, beautiful campus, labs, and career opportunities on upcoming technologies.
Below or average pay hikes. No guarantee of every year hike.
High pressure to do a lot in less time due to tight timelines. Frequent layoffs.
Provide a guaranteed, annual hike cycle for every employee to encourage them on a timely basis.
Provide time to finish tasks in hand and plan better in advance, rather than putting pressure on engineers.
Hire the right people, rather than hiring and laying off continuously.
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The interview started with a face-to-face round where the interviewer asked about my previous project experience, my role in the team, challenges faced, and how I solved them. They also asked a few technical concepts related to automation, JavaScrip
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First Round: OA (Online Assessment) It has aptitude questions and CS core subject questions, mainly focusing on Computer Networks. It has two DSA questions: * A grid-based question using recursion and a Trie. * A graph-based question. Both DS
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The experience was really good overall. Although certain questions seemed irrelevant, like file system architecture, it was overall a good mix of OS, DBMS, and computer network fundamentals. Thank you for your time.
Automation Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 20, 2025The interview started with a face-to-face round where the interviewer asked about my previous project experience, my role in the team, challenges faced, and how I solved them. They also asked a few technical concepts related to automation, JavaScrip
Software Developer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 11, 2025First Round: OA (Online Assessment) It has aptitude questions and CS core subject questions, mainly focusing on Computer Networks. It has two DSA questions: * A grid-based question using recursion and a Trie. * A graph-based question. Both DS
Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 9, 2025The experience was really good overall. Although certain questions seemed irrelevant, like file system architecture, it was overall a good mix of OS, DBMS, and computer network fundamentals. Thank you for your time.
