I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (Mysore) in Feb 2023
Interview
The first round was the coding round with was quite challenging second round was an interview where I was asked about DSA and about my projects primary focus was kept on my CS core subjects like OS, Dbms and the majority of questions were asked on networking in Hr round they just asked about my interests, about company and salary expectations
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reverse a linked list logic Explain the types of networks SQL quires Paging and page fault
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.