I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco in Jan 2022
Interview
similar to like other tech interview it also has 3 interviews and all were related to technical only. each Interview stage it will start getting harder and harder and in the last interview project lead will take and based on you performance they will hire you
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.