Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

We talked about software design patterns, system scalability, and how to keep systems maintainable over time.

What also came up were questions about flexibility across time zones and collaborating with global teams. I explained how my contractor work had trained me to adapt to distributed setups and asynchronous workflows, which seemed to match what they were trying to understand.

The difficulty was labeled difficult, but the interview itself felt more like a focused architectural discussion than a rapid-fire test. I didn’t receive an offer, and my main reflection was that I could speak to