I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Typical interview with one phone screen and 3-4 on-site (or telephonic) interviews. You will be connected with a hiring manager and/or a team manager. They contact you and fix a date that suits both the parties. The interview itself was very smooth and was conducted over Cisco WebEx.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Given a binary tree, find if it is a BST or not.
2. Differences between router and switch.
3. Reverse a singly linked list.
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