Cisco Software Engineer interview experience (2026)

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

Raleigh, NCPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the initial steps, the interviews ended up being fully technical, and the structure stayed consistent across my experience: the first portion covered broad knowledge areas, then it shifted into hands-on coding.

I had questions touching on networking fundamentals, Java and Python, AI/ML concepts, cybersecurity, and containerization. Then the second half turned into LeetCode-style problems on HackerRank while the interviewer watched me work.

The difficulty felt real, especially when the interviewer pushed for deeper reasoning rather than just getting the right answer. I found parts challenging, but I also felt like I was prepared with enough grounding in the concepts that it didn’t completely derail me.

By the end, I didn’t receive an offer, but it still felt like a thorough process—clearly designed

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