Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Interview consists of 3 rounds, leetcode questions, behavioral, and system design. Leetcode was not as hard as expected. Interviewers are nice and interview took ~40min each. Be prepared for system design as they are generally hard.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jun 2025
Interview
its gud 1st assesnment, 2nd technical,3rd mr,4th hr all they asked about what you have to put in the resume they will ask you in tr they will ask technical coding questions and mr they focuced on Projects
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