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      Technical Leader Interview

      Dec 7, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Bengaluru
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Apr 2013

      Interview

      4 Round of interviews by different stake holder, very intensive and technical interview. There were multiple candidates called for the hiring event on a Saturday and at each level different perspective was tested.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How i did the things in my previous company and how i got success in my carrier.
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      Technical Lead Interview

      Jun 24, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Santa Monica, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco (Santa Monica, CA)

      Interview

      So far good. This is the first interview I have had. People are nice and good to talk with. There will be more in the furture. I will keep updating

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Technical details that about the research and engineering
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      Technical Lead Interview

      Apr 17, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cisco

      Interview

      First call with recruiter and He asked questions like why do you think this job is for you. Then, some questions related to current project and how did you use AI. Next call with partner recruiter who explained the interview process and schduled calls for technical rounds.
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      Technical Lead Interview

      Dec 19, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Dec 2025

      Interview

      I have attended for QA/manual testing /L2,L3 protocol testing .two technical rounds cleared and recruiter called for hiring manager round.the lady manager interviewed me with different types of questions like how many test cases written and automated ,what is the difficult bug you found and fixed?.salary details etc.She also asked my Cisco email id (I worked as contractor earlier) .she told director is busy and HR will update you like that.i have waited 2 days and she was rejected due to more automation skills .she want 80% manual tester and 20% automation.but Iam 60% automation using python and 40% manual tester.i am not sure about worst procedure interview process.if they want manual tester ,why the technical person asking automation and manual?..the manager name is Bharathy john.i am not sure whether she knows managing skills or not?.if she want manual tester then why she didn’t informed to technical persons?..all technical completed then she played a drama.she is wasting my time completely for one month.this complete process took a month.Please check the skill set before going to attend the interviews.Recruiter informed me both required buy she rejected .Bad experience ..

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Wrote a code for connect device without using inbuilt methods?
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