I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cisco
Interview
Recruited directly by the hiring manager followed by a single person phone interview. On site interview was a round table conducted with remote future colleagues via telepresence. HR was involved only in the offer delivery and onboarding
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your process for adding features to the roadmap
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Very good process... in depth and met with several leaders and project team members. Good experience, and the team was reall welcoming. Highly recommend as a place to work and build a career.
Interview with Cisco was nice and human. HR was really good at their job, quite pleasant. All important informations were handed out upfront and I felt like the process will not be too long.
There are about 3 rounds with the last round being 3-4 interviews. I began with a phone screening then moved to next round, with all different. Last round were 3 behavioral with one presentation