I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Feltham, England) in Apr 2019
Interview
Stage 1: Codility: 3 tasks, 200 minutes, C++ (difficulty from easy to medium)
Stage 2: Webex interview with hiring manager and team: past experience questions, behavioral questions, Codility assignment review
Technical questions regarding Codility assignment were mostly about algorithms performance and not clearly stated (e.g., is it possible to improve the space complexity of this task?) and after all, they stated that "Familiarity with programming language was not strong as they are expected" given a fact that they didn't ask about language features and techniques. Very disappointed.
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.