I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jan 2012
Interview
The initial round is a written round and the most crucial round as a lot of people are filtered here.They were 20 aptitude and 30 Technical questions.
The aptitude mainly consisted of probability and other logical reasoning problems.
Technical covered logic design,C, Operarting Systems, Data Structures,Algorithms and Networks.
Other Software Engineer I interview reviews for Cisco
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