I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Milpitas, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
Very fast. The hiring manager called me on Monday. I had phone screening on Tuesday and On site interview on Friday. It was a good experience.There were around five rounds of in person interview. The team members were very friendly. The hiring manager detailed me about the requirement. Questions were mostly on C and data structures algorithms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the Max of two numbers without using if-else or ternary operators.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment