Cisco Software Engineer-II interview questions
Updated Aug 19, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 26%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 18%Applied onlineApplied online
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%OtherOther
- 4%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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Cisco interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer-II applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer-II roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 71 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cisco overall takes an average of 27 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cisco as a Software Engineer-II according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Background check: 20%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 1%
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