I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX) in Jun 2025
Interview
Initial screening interview with recruiter. I was disappointed in the professionalism of the recruiter. I expected higher professionalism from a company like Cisco, based on their own leadership skills and cultural requirements.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
experience based questions as well as behavioral questions
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
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.