Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern roles take an average of 4 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 Development Engineer (SDE) Intern according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
The interview started off with introductions and then a quick description of the team. The interviewer wanted me to apply machine learning principles to a mock scenario she came up with, and then we started with a leetcode question, which was an easy. Wrapped up with final questions about the role/company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe machine learning concepts and how they apply to X scenario
It was a fairly standard process. There were a total of four stages, in each stage I was asked one regular whiteboard algorithm question and one question about my networking knowledge. I had worked on software-defined-networking before so it was easy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Reverse a linkedlist 2. What is a network switch? 3. What is network congestion? 4. Congestion clearing techniques
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Jamshedpur) in Sep 2023
Interview
in Technical round just two question of basic dsa that is one is algorithm of bubble sort and binary search definition and after that he will ask me core subject question that is oops concept and operating system
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Sep 2023
Interview
Coding round: DSA+MCQ : The question were on a medium side. MCQ covered probability and reasoning. Technical round: Project based : Interviewer asks all the projects in my resume and the underlying process. Managerial round: Teamwork related questions : HR round: Salary discussion + Company introduction