I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
First call with HR recruiter, followed by interview with hiring manager. Next round is interview with several team members, if moved to next round there is a take home project to complete. Final interview with hiring manager where project is presented
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your thought process for determining the launch of a new product
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation