Was contacted by the recruiter over mail.
1st round: With Manager.
General resume based questions
2nd Round: Technical Phone screen.
Java conceptual questions
REST related questions
3rd Round: Onsite. Interview with 4 engineers
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Given a hashmap of each alphabet to a number and given a string find all possible combination of the word with the substitution from the hashmap
Ex: hm = { a:1, b:2….} str = ‘abc’
Result: ‘abc’, ‘1bc’, ‘12c’,’123’ etc
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment