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. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru)
Interview
The interview process is very well organized and detailed.
First there was a telephonic interview which went on for almost an hour. The interviewer explained about the product and openings available and what are they looking for.
The interview was both technical and about me and my previous academic achievements.
After a week or so i was called for a face to face interview. There were 4 rounds of face to face interviews. the interviews covered areas of language, programming, Domain, product knowledge and operating system. The face to face interview took around 3-4 hours.
Programs were asked to be written on white board and also on paper. The domain related questions were to be explained with white boarding.
The HR then contacted me for salary expectation after 1.5 weeks. I was offered the position after one more week. No salary negotiation was allowed. There were few mistakes in the position offered in the offer letter sent , but was corrected when brought to the notice of HR within 2 days. Then there was week of background verification where i had to submit all the documents to the third party verification agency. This was mostly via email and phone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the logic in product worked on to replicate packets.
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 university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Champaign, IL) in Sept 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?