I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Aug 2020
Interview
Standard coding challenge (LC easy/medium).
Then moved on to first round of interviews. Had 2 webex 45 min calls with employees. No technical/coding questions, all behavioral/resume based. The first interviewer was really nice and informative to talk to. Second interviewer told me that he didn't even look at my resume before the interview and spent most of the time lecturing me on really pointless stuff (he did 70% of the talking) and was kind of condescending for no good reason.
It's a one hour long panel interview with two to four engineers. The interview contained behavioural questions, resume walk through, python and c implementation, c trivia questions, os concepts, debugging.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cisco in Feb 2026
Interview
Applied 1/14, prescreening with recruiter 1/29, interview with hiring manager 2/9, offer 2/13
Very easy interview and manager was super nice! Mostly was just asked about the projects on my resume with a couple problem-solving questions surrounding my projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you prove your product's safety to the user? (Essentially asking my testing process)
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA)
Interview
The interview has two rounds:
Round 1 focuses on solving DSA problems within 45 minutes, testing logic, efficiency, and coding skills.
Round 2 involves resume screening and project discussion, where you explain your contributions, technical decisions, challenges faced, and overall understanding of your work.