I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Aug 2025
Interview
I only qualified for round 1 i was asked graphs and binary search and OS and CN and resume based like projects were asked in very detail each and every word mentioned on your resume
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco (Milpitas, CA)
Interview
The interview process had three interviews. No leetcode in all of them. But they had technical questions about tech stack, my project and etc. One of them was behavioral interview which consisted of basic questions using the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a data processing questions and how I can optimize it.
The interview was little bit difficult since i am from a non it background they had 4 round in total. They were mainly looking for people who are more interested in learning new things.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself is the first question followed up by my college activities then technical.