Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

San Rafael, San JosePosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview experience started with an English-focused conversation, and then the technical and behavioral parts were blended into a single call.

It was a “various people” format where I had to stay alert across multiple segments, and the pace meant confidence mattered just as much as my technical knowledge.

The questions were mostly core CS basics mixed with some DSA and Java-related content, plus a few networking questions. Even when the overall difficulty felt medium, it was broad—more about fundamentals and how I explained the concepts than any one deeply specialized topic.

The interaction felt like a guided set of check-ins rather than a single high-pressure gauntlet. I came out feeling like it was manageable because I could

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