I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Chennai) in June 2024
Interview
The first round was 60 mins and we have to solve 53 questions, the time was very very limited which made the round hard, the difficulty of the questions were medium
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a programming question which we have to solve using dynamic programming
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.