I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Feb 2015
Interview
This was a hiring hackathon. Some problems were given out of which we had to choose anyone.
The problem was based on "world travelling challenge". It was a 2 day hackathon in Cisco bangalore campus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. Problems were asked from that problem only. We had to minimize the overall complexity of the problem using best fit data structure.
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.