I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in Jun 2019
Interview
Total Interview process took 3 rounds. One phone screen with basic c coding and os questions. Then one c programming interview on phone. then 6 video interviews focusing on os, comp arch, assembly language, algorithms and projects based on resume and got an offer in a week.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru)
Interview
I got the interview call a week in advance for a recruitment drive at Cisco for their UCS QA team. I was well received at the the campus and was escorted by HR to the building where interview was conducted.
I was first briefed by the Director regarding the job profile and also conducted a screening interview before checking with me about my interest in the job profile to proceed with further interviews.
There were a total of 4 technical rounds before speaking with the Senior manager which was followed by an HR round.
One thing I really liked about the interview process was that all interviews were completed in a day and the offer was also shared on the same day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PCI adapter cards need to be qualified on different OS running on UCS server. There is a team that already qualifies the functionality of the adapter card. As a system test engineer how would you devise a plan to test the adapter card's functionality across multiple OSs within a short span of time?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Interview was easy and hiring manager set a clear expectation of what he was looking for that role and responsibilities. 3 rounds of interview was done and there were coding questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what was the toughest challenges faced in my previous projects and how did i resolve them?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Champaign, IL) in Sep 2016
Interview
Very relaxed. Went straight to technical questions regarding work on my resume (lots of C and x86 programming). Whole thing was about 45 minutes, made sure to answer past what he asked to show the depth of my answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between process and thread? How does malloc and calloc work?