I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jun 2017
Interview
Interview process was good and well organized. I appeared for a software developer position in routing domain. There were multiple rounds like coding rounds, domain specific technical round, OS and data structure round and a final hr round which was also technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Domain specific questions like more about ip protocols and implementation challenges
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.