Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.5 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 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Presentation: 25%
Background check: 25%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA)
Interview
i contacted recruiter then i got hackerrank challenge and after i cleared i got onsite call.
i had to go through with 6 rounds of onsite interviews.that was not tough , all common questions were asked. interview experience was good.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2017
Interview
Interview was average. Since the role was for Python developer, the focus was on python concepts like decorator, generator etc., OOP and algorithms.Total of 6 rounds including managerial for IDT team.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2018
Interview
There was an online aptitude test, followed by 2-3 technical rounds, and one HR round. The aptitude test consisted of Quant, Logical Reasoning, Computer Communication Networks and C/C++ programming MCQs.