Conservative and traditional environment, suitable for old-school engineers
Conservative and traditional environment, suitable for old-school engineers
Workload is relatively balanced compared to some other companies (e.g., Apple, Google).
Salary is market standard.
Benefits are great. Perks include a free shuttle, a free VTA eco pass, free EV chargers, frequent lunches at fancy restaurants, and great corporate insurance.
Politics! Like many big corporations, Cisco is highly political.
Slow career advancement. Promotions are rare unless you really impress management.
Salary is market standard (nothing spectacular about Cisco salary).
Frequent layoffs (like twice a year, ritualistically).
Cisco requires some transformation at higher leadership and fundamental thinking. Politics at management hinders progress and development, and shuffling people around does not help in the long run.
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Applied through university and secured a phone interview. It consisted of a few basic questions about past internships and skills. There were no in-depth whiteboard questions, just a few queries about software definitions.
Software Engineer
Initially, I went to the career fair at my university and had a 10-minute in-person interview with one of the recruiters. Next, I received a phone call for another on-campus screening interview, which was pretty easy, considering my interviewer wasn
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The interview process involved four rounds of technical interviews. These were not very difficult. Preparation should focus on previous projects and your technical expertise. Overall, it was an average interview and not very difficult to pass if prep
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San Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2018Applied through university and secured a phone interview. It consisted of a few basic questions about past internships and skills. There were no in-depth whiteboard questions, just a few queries about software definitions.
Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2010Initially, I went to the career fair at my university and had a 10-minute in-person interview with one of the recruiters. Next, I received a phone call for another on-campus screening interview, which was pretty easy, considering my interviewer wasn
Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2013The interview process involved four rounds of technical interviews. These were not very difficult. Preparation should focus on previous projects and your technical expertise. Overall, it was an average interview and not very difficult to pass if prep
