The interviewer was unaware of the terms called Competitive programming and DSA, leading to my disqualification, lmao dead. He only knew about Backend dev and only on the tech stack he knew
2 stages
1. OA - mix questions from os, cpp and cs fundamentals as well as 2 dsa questions
2. Interview (3rounds)
Round 1. Technical + resume (dsa and projects)
Round 2. Technical and hr (dsa+ resume +projects)
Round 3. Hr only (5 - 10 mins)
Been 2 months, I haven't heard back anything
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dsa qs mainly on linked list and basics
A lot of questions on projects and general behaviour
It was a bit hard, all fundamentals of CS were tested thoroughly with an emphasis on Computer Networks, Online Assessments had aptitude and coding questions combined counting to a total of 42 questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Bhubaneshwar) in Sep 2024
Interview
It was 1 hour interview with DSA and other networking fundamentals plus some puzzles involving math and probability. Overall it was a tough interview. The networking questions required deep understanding of computer networks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked the classic Monty hall problem as a puzzle