Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The way my process unfolded felt structured and fairly standard, but it still tested different sides of my experience.

I went through an HR recruiter screen first, then a hiring manager conversation where we reviewed my background and skills. After that, I had a technical interview with the team in a panel-style format, and the final step was with a hiring director.

Across the technical round, the questions covered a mix of fundamentals and practical problem-solving. I remember being asked about core networking concepts and TCP/IP-adjacent topics like ARP and DNS, and the technical portion also pulled on things like how I thought through problems rather than just arriving at an answer. The flow felt

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