Cisco Software Engineer I Intern interview questions
based on 75 ratings - Updated 22 Apr 2026
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
OA sent out after recruiter reach out
Phone Screen with the recruiter, just behavioral and resume grill
30 min technical + 30 min behavioral (Leetcode questions and resume grill)
Offer sent
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (Galway) in Jul 2025
Interview
Very good. Was relatively simple compared to experienced interviews but technical questions were challenging enough. The interviewers really engaged with me and had friendly chat which is always nice .
Got sent OA after applying 2-3 leetcode easy-medium questions. First round was a 15 minute resume rundown with 2 engineers and a object oriented style coding question that asked how to parse and filter data outputted from an API call. Second round was a traditional leetcome medium with technical hiring manager.
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Got sent OA after applying 2-3 leetcode easy-medium questions. First round was a 15 minute resume rundown with 2 engineers and a object oriented style coding question that asked how to parse and filter data outputted from an API call. Second round was a traditional leetcome medium with technical hiring manager.