I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Allahabad) in Jul 2019
Interview
On-campus hiring online test followed by the interview process. The interviewer was very friendly and giving hints when I got stuck. There were 2 technical rounds and 1 hr round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly project discussion and some basic questions on the array, string, and trees.
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.