I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2023
Interview
Technical assessment was 3 leetcode style questions, 1 easy, 1 medium, 1 hard. 1.) Find median and mode of a list of integers 2.) find palindrome that is a substring in a string 3.) 2D matrix problem, find largest number in a row that has the smallest number in a column
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.