Cisco Software Engineer interview questions
Updated 17 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 34%Applied onlineApplied online
- 13%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 1%In personIn person
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Cisco interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 41 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
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