I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
2 Step interview process. First was an on-site where I met with two people. Each one asked me about some basic Object Oriented design questions and my interest. The second was a webex interview and was the technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design an AI system for a chess game?
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.