Software Consulting Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Consulting Engineer Intern according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Raleigh, NC) in Nov 2025
Interview
Smooth process with the entire interview being technical. First half was on general knowledge of networking, java, python, AI/ML concepts, cybersecurity, and containerization. Second half was traditional LeetCode style problems on HackerRank while interviewer watches.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was two HackerRank problems the first one sliding window concept and second on hashmap and set concept. First was more on the medium side and second on easy.