Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

Then the interviewer described a mock scenario they had created and asked me to apply machine learning principles to it. After that, we moved into a LeetCode-style problem, and it felt straightforward—an easy coding question rather than anything tricky.

Once I finished, the rest of the conversation stayed lighter. I answered their final questions about the role and the company, and I left with the overall impression that the interview was more about fit and fundamentals than deep algorithm combat. The process ended without me getting an offer.