Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right after applying, I was pulled into an online assessment, and the format was fast and straightforward to start—then the real interviews kicked in.

After that initial screening, I had a coffee-chat style conversation with a tech lead where it was mostly generic Q&A and some behavioral questions. It felt more like getting oriented to how they think than being evaluated on LeetCode.

Then the technical portion came in with two interviews with people from the team. Those questions leaned into practical troubleshooting and system fundamentals, including areas like the OSI model and basic-to-intermediate reasoning. The overall tone stayed analytical, and the questions had enough variety that it felt like a true test of breadth rather than one

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