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Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Feb 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After finishing the online assessment, I moved into two technical rounds and then an HR round.

The technical questions felt centered on computer fundamentals: basic networking concepts and simpler coding problems, with LeetCode-style easy questions included.

In the first technical round, the focus was a blend of coding and networking. The second technical round was more language- and tooling-depth—still grounded in networking, but they pushed for a deeper understanding of how the languages and tools fit in. Finally, the HR conversation wrapped things up.

The difficulty stayed average, and the pace felt like they were validating both basics and depth rather than aiming for extreme

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