I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Had virtual onsite interview with Cisco. There were 4 rounds in total, and the experience was very bad. The last interviewer told me to wait as there would be an extra round. I waited online for 90 mins, and no one joined the meeting. I sent email to the manager and did not get any reply. There is no respect from this company, very disappointed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Regular algorithm questions similar to easy and medium leetcode.
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.