I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Knoxville, TN) in Dec 2015
Interview
Several technical interviews, two behavioral manager interviews, one interview with director. Overall well-done, and didn't take long to finish. The technical portions were complex, but reasonable. The manager interviews consisted mostly of asking what I would like to work on.
I had around 9 rounds. 3 telephonic rounds followed by 6 1:1 sessions. They checked my skills on basic programming and most of the interview questions are behavioral. I gave my best and the interviewers are friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Security and network protocols and some programming questions on data structures in C
Software Security Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.5 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 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Security Engineer roles take an average of 21 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 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Security Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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