I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Aug 2022
Interview
It was 3 rounds, first two rounds of tech then 3rd round of HR. Basically one DSA question then SQL queries and little bit about projects and lifecycle.
I would recommend being well versed with what you have put in the resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Binary tree construction using inorder and postorder traversal.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
first recruiter Screen asking resume based behavioural Qs after that 2 technical rounds each 45 mins asking DSA question easy level then manager/director round 80% tech asking networking concepts and anything comes to his brain it was easy like generic questions.
overall I performed well but due to headcount they have to move on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General Data structures easy level questions e.g. linkedList, Stack, Queue, BFS, DFS, PrefixSum etc.,
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Oslo) in Feb 2026
Interview
The recruiting process in Oslo is quite good. Fast, responsive. First HR call, second hiring manager call, two more rounds of technical interview, and last round about culture/personality .... People are supportive, friendly during the whole process, I receive feedback the next day in each round of the interview, and got the result shortly after the last interview. It's the best interview experience I have had.