I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in July 2019
Interview
I applied through on-campus drive. We had some MCQs based on aptitude and technical, and 2 coding questions. Anyone who solved 1 coding question was called for PI.
During my interview, he first glanced through my resume and then gave some Tree and Graph traversal questions. After that he asked me bit-magic questions. And then some OS and CN basic questions like, explain OSI model.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Breadth First Traversal of Tree.
Number of nodes at each level (which is modified Level-order traversal)
Set kth bit in a number.
Check if a number is a power of 2.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment