Cisco Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 34%Applied onlineApplied online
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%In PersonIn Person
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Cisco interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 49 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 43%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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