Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 27 days.
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Very professional. Covering topics pertinent to the role. Focus on system architecture and design along with good coding skills. Also covered soft skills and leadership qualities to drive technical initiatives
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
The application process required a lot of data entry and registration with Cisco's talent system. After spending all of that time filling in details, Cisco has never bothered contacting me. I applied 45 days ago, and there's been no word and no way to contact anyone. Don't bother wasting your time applying at Cisco - they're just going to ignore you.
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I never made it to the interview. They didn't even bother replying to me about the application. There's no updated status, no indication that my resume has been seen by a human, and exactly zero outreach.