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Cisco interviews FAQs
Software Engineer IV applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer IV roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 40 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 Engineer IV according to 40 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 21%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2019
Interview
Total Interview process took 3 rounds. One phone screen with basic c coding and os questions. Then one c programming interview on phone. then 6 video interviews focusing on os, comp arch, assembly language, algorithms and projects based on resume and got an offer in a week.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco in Jan 2011
Interview
Problem solving questions .
Questions about past projects . Why /Why not a particular technology .
A small assignment to design facebook Notification server
GOF Design Patterns - Emphasis on visitor pattern
Database tuning - SQL Query Optimization .
Types of Indexes
Integration Patterns .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Patterns
Algorithm QUestions
Questions on Past Projects
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Interview was easy and hiring manager set a clear expectation of what he was looking for that role and responsibilities. 3 rounds of interview was done and there were coding questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what was the toughest challenges faced in my previous projects and how did i resolve them?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Champaign, IL) in Sep 2016
Interview
Very relaxed. Went straight to technical questions regarding work on my resume (lots of C and x86 programming). Whole thing was about 45 minutes, made sure to answer past what he asked to show the depth of my answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between process and thread? How does malloc and calloc work?