I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Jul 2021
Interview
2 technical interviews, similar.
At first they ask you about yourself, then they talk about the company.
After that they ask you about some project you did in the past. Then 1-2 coding problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Merge two sorted lists, where one of them have random spaces enough to fit all the elements from the other list.
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
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.