Sr. 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I had one telephonic screening. The interviewer asked very basic data structure questions like one to insert at start of linked list, difference between calloc-malloc and aout virtual functions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what data structures compiler maintain to achieve dynamic polymorphism in virtual functions
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
First round was on-campus interview. Followed by on-site interview with 4 engineers and manager. Plenty of white boarding for clean and commented code, some brain teasers, questions revolved around arrays and linked lists. Lunch with the hiring manager towards evening. I found out about the decision in 2 weeks