I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Apr 2018
Interview
Got a call from the HR representative. The representative given an overview about the job profile and the interview process. The interview was then scheduled and I received an email regarding the same.
It was a full day interview consisting of 4 technical rounds. In the first round, I was asked to describe my current projects using whiteboard and markers. The interviewer had suggested some changes in the design and asked me how would I implement those design changes. The second round was about design patterns. In the third round, I was asked to write code in paper. The fourth round was about virtualization
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are the differences between sleep and wait methods? ( Java )
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.