Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

San Jose, CAPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a recruiting outreach that led quickly into scheduling, and that part actually started out well.

I was contacted without needing prior arrangement, and the recruiter set up time with the hiring manager, which went positively—the hiring manager liked my profile and moved me forward to meet his manager and then a technical lead.

The technical lead interview also went well, but the director rescheduled, and while I was waiting for that already-calendar-confirmed interview, I checked the career portal and saw my application marked as no longer moving forward. I reached out and was told the role had already been filled. There was no proper communication to close the loop, and it felt brutal

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