I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Round 1 was an Aptitude test and technical test. The topics asked were Digital Electronics, Microprocessors, basic C and certain apti questions. Some questions asked:
1.Interrupts
2.nmos, pmos channel length
3.output display
Round 2 Interview : Technical Main focus on your coding skills. Also asked about computer networks. various protocols etc. How does a server work? What happens when you sign in on multiple browsers with different usernames. how this is achieved?
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.