I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2019
Interview
Consisted of 3 rounds.First round was online test.Second and third round was mix of HR and technical.Questions were good and solvable with little preparation.Study well before the test.
Sight, Sound, Language, and Pattern
Empower groundbreaking results with cognitive applications through cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning
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.