I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru)
Interview
Process took 1 day and total 5 round happened.
In first 2 round they asked Algorithm and problem solving question on white board.
3 Round was on Project and design mainly, 4th Round was on OS, Networking and Memory management, 5th Round was managerial round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Database question, HLD, Previous company project, Problem Solving on Memory Management
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
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.