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Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

BengaluruPosted Jul 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into my interviews feeling confident because the questions matched what I could do well: backend concepts, Java, system design, and coding.

The interaction stayed positive throughout, and I felt like I answered clearly.

After the rejection, I spoke with HR to understand what had happened. That’s when I learned the interviewer believed I was looking at answers during the interview, which honestly caught me off guard because I wasn’t using anything external. I do have a habit of looking away while thinking or trying to recall concepts, and I think it was misunderstood as behavior they interpreted as cheating.

The questions themselves felt fair, and I don’t dispute that my evaluation led to a no. But the way the feedback connected

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