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Cisco Interview Experience

Analyst· Withdrew
October 21, 2025 · 82 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed with Cisco for an Analyst role and was impressed by their unbiased evaluation process. Although I received an offer, I ultimately decided to pursue another opportunity at Apple.

CISCO SDE interview experience

SDE I· 3y exp· No Offer
January 24, 2025 · 73 reads

Summary

I recently completed an interview process for an SDE position at Cisco. Despite positive feedback from the hiring manager and clearing initial technical rounds, I was ultimately not extended an offer as they opted for a candidate with more direct experience relevant to their tech stack.

CISCO Internship

Software Engineer Intern· Rejected
December 14, 2024 · 105 reads

Summary

I went through a multi-stage interview process for a Cisco 2026 Summer Software Engineer Internship, which included an online assessment and three interview rounds. Despite successfully clearing all technical rounds and reaching the final HR interview, I ultimately did not receive an offer.

Cisco Internship 2026

software engineer intern· Rejected
December 14, 2024 · 84 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer Summer Internship at Cisco, successfully navigating through multiple technical rounds focused on CS fundamentals, networking, DBMS, and coding, but ultimately received a rejection after the HR round.

Cisco On-Campus internship

Software Engineer Intern· Rejected
December 14, 2024 · 92 reads

Summary

I underwent the Cisco selection process for a 2026 Summer Software Engineer Internship. The process included an online assessment with CS fundamentals, networking MCQs, and two coding problems. I then progressed through three interview rounds covering projects, CS fundamentals, DSA (specifically Linked List deletion/reversal), and behavioral questions. Despite successfully clearing all rounds, I ultimately received a rejection after a two-week wait for the final offer.

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥.

· Rejected
December 16, 2023 · 70 reads

Summary

I interviewed with Cisco for my first professional experience during my third year of engineering. Despite clearing multiple rigorous technical rounds and a managerial round, and ultimately making it to the HR round, I received a rejection email after a hopeful waiting period.

Cisco | Technical Consulting Engineer | Bengaluru | Nov 2023 [Offer]

Technical Consulting Engineer· Bengaluru· Offer
November 13, 2023 · 51 reads

Summary

I successfully interviewed for the Technical Consulting Engineer role at Cisco in Bengaluru in July 2023 and received an offer. The interview process spanned multiple rounds, including an online assessment, a PPT presentation, a technical interview focusing on computer networks and resume projects, a managerial round, and a final HR discussion.

Cisco || SDE Intern Interview Experience || [Rejected]

Software Engineering Intern· Rejected
October 22, 2023 · 55 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineering Intern position at Cisco for 2024, which included multiple coding rounds, a technical interview focusing on a project, and a managerial discussion. Despite clearing most stages, I was ultimately rejected after the final managerial round.

Cisco | Software Engineer - New Grad | Bengaluru | Nov 2022 [OFFER]

Software Engineer - New Grad· Bengaluru, India· Offer
December 17, 2022 · 80 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer - New Grad position at Cisco in Bengaluru and received an offer. The process involved an online assessment, two technical rounds, a technical + managerial round, and an HR interview, covering projects, CS fundamentals, various coding problems, and real-life system design scenarios.

Cisco | SDE2 | 2022 || Offer

SDE II· 5y exp· Offer
March 7, 2022 · 72 reads

Summary

I successfully interviewed for an SDE2 position at Cisco after five rounds, securing an offer. The interview process covered technical, coding, and behavioral aspects, with a focus on distributed systems and Java.

Cisco | Software Engineer | Bangalore | December 2021 | Accept

Software Engineer· bangalore· Offer
December 24, 2021 · 49 reads

Summary

I recently completed an interview process for a Software Engineer role at Cisco in Bangalore, which comprised an online assessment, a pre-assessment, and multiple interview rounds including technical, managerial, and HR discussions. I am pleased to share that I successfully received and accepted an offer for the position.

CISCO INTERSHIP QUESSTION & PROCESS

intern· Offer
February 10, 2021 · 48 reads

Summary

I successfully navigated three rounds of interviews at Cisco for an internship position, ultimately receiving an offer despite some challenges, particularly in the managerial round where I was grilled on my AI/ML interest not aligning with the department's work.

Cisco | Software Engineer 1 | Bangalore | Jan 2021

Software Engineer 1· Bangalore· 1.6y exp
January 28, 2021 · 63 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer 1 role at Cisco in Bangalore, which involved three rounds covering data structures, algorithms, OS, C concepts, and behavioral questions. I found the technical rounds challenging but manageable.

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