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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Two interviews. Both had a behavioural then a technical part. For the behavioural part they asked about past experiences and your CV a bit. For technical part they asked about your knowledge in C, memory, signal handlers, and reverse a LL problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reverse Linked List. How to know which way stack frame grows.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco (Ottawa, ON) in Feb 2021
Interview
- Conversa pelo telefone, com perguntas técnicas sobre a linguagem da vaga (Python)
- Teste técnico presencial, com escrita de código
- Prova escrita sobre conhecimento em Orientação a Objeto
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
Interview process had few different phases. A code test, a code review and a panel. I only made it through the code review before deciding to take a different position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to write a small program in the language of my preference