I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Dec 2021
Interview
there will be 4 rounds. One resume round, where they will questions base on your experience. Second and third will be pure technical round. fourth managerial round.
They will usually communicate the result within a week. The interviewer wont ask stupid questions. They will ask based on one's experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. threads and process sync
2. OS concepts.
3. Pointers
4. data structure related questions
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.