I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2020
Interview
first round was coding plus aptitude,difficulty level was average,second round was technical round were the interviewers were very good and asked questions on projects i did and third round was managerial round were they asked questions related to networks and OS.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
i was asked how we could improve google maps app?,how can we create a software so that emergency vehicles would be able to pass without getting stuck in the traffic.
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.