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Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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Kanata, ONPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying and getting pulled into the assessment flow, I ran into a set of technical rounds that mixed classic coding practice with deep computer systems topics.

The technical assessments covered data structures and algorithms and then branched into behavioral questions. The later round had me working through engineer- or manager-style questioning, where the coding portion felt like easier-to-medium LeetCode territory, but the conversation expanded into C and how lower-level systems work.

One part of the process that really stuck with me was the emphasis on C/C++ internals and networking fundamentals. I had to talk through memory-related ideas and how compilers and memory mechanisms fit together, not just definitions. In a deeper dive, the questions

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