I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jul 2020
Interview
Two on site interviews, both same structure: talk about myself, describe in details a project you worked on, the 2-3 questions, asked to write code on white board.
In each interview there were 2 team members interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Design LRU cache with max capacity, insert, get in O(1)
2. Sort array of RGB objects so that first will be all R, then all G and finally all B
3. Buy/Sell stocks question
4. You have infinite stream of 1/0 bits, in each point you need to say if the current stream is divided by 7 . using O(1) place.
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