Cisco Sr. Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 29 Apr 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 27%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 21%RecruiterRecruiter
- 6%OtherOther
- 6%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 3%In personIn person
- 3%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
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Cisco interviews FAQs
- Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.5 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 85.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 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 26 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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