Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted Oct 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly standard multi-round process that started with a technical conversation and then moved into HR.

The first technical round lasted about 45 minutes and felt like it was built around my background: we dug into my resume, projects, internships, hackathons, and even volunteer work. After that, the questions shifted into core engineering topics—DBMS, object-oriented programming, and DSA. It didn’t feel like obscure tricks; it was more about testing whether my fundamentals were solid.

A separate HR conversation followed, and the overall difficulty matched that same “fair but thorough” vibe. In the broader flow, the process also included multiple rounds where most were a blend of technical and

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