Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The first step was a recruiter screen, and it was purely over the phone, not a video call.

The conversation covered my background and the role, and the questions felt basic enough that it didn’t feel like I needed any advanced framing—just clarity about my experience. Because it was phone-only, it was slightly harder to get a smooth conversational flow, but it still stayed professional.

After that, I went into a single technical round with someone from the team. It was direct and quick, and the overall vibe from both the recruiter and the technical interviewer was friendly and encouraging. The questions didn’t feel like they were trying to catch me off guard; they were focused on

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