I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
There were 4 rounds.
1st round: AI Assissted coding round+technical.
I was asked some DSA questions, oops,dbms,networking.
some maths like linear algebra and how it is used in ML.
2nd round: Managerial round.
The interviewer grilled me in deep in one of my ML project.
3rd round: Manegerial + Technical with a senior employee of over 16 yrs exp in cisco.
He asked networking concepts in deep.then machine learninng concepts in deep and my project.
4th: ETR round(HR round)
simple HR questions, why cisco?
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.