Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

South San Jose Hills, CAPosted Jun 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a recruiter call, and then I went into an online assessment before any deeper technical conversations.

After I took the OA, I ended up in team interviews where I spoke with three people on the prospective team in the first technical stretch, and then two more employees in a second technical round. Each segment was technical, and the overall vibe felt organized and straightforward.

What really defined the experience for me was timing. I took the OA and, even though I passed all the test cases, it took a long time to hear anything back. In the end it wasn’t a pass-through to an offer, and the long silence after the online stage made the whole thing feel a bit discouraging—especially because the

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