Cisco Manager Software Development interview questions
based on 4 ratings - Updated May 7, 2025
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Manager Software Development applicants have rated the interview process at Cisco with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager Software Development roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 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 Manager Software Development according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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No lack of clarity. They would push you to take interviews at odd times and remain silent for weeks and all of a sudden would wake up and then schedule another call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All management related questions like how do you manage conflict etc etc
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Boxborough, MA) in Aug 2015
Interview
Met one on one with 4 people for about an hour each. Schedule was worked out in advance, so I knew who I'd talk with. Interviewers had clearly read my resume. Asked questions about my actual experience. Answered all of my questions honestly.
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Question 1
Describe how agile development is used at your company, what works well, and what can be improved.
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jun 2013
Interview
Very length interview process
we were first asked our resumes and the questions went according to the resumes
the questions were a bit tricky and required some amount of problem solving.
There was also a presentation on the company which included the benefits that an individual gets by working with this company.
then there was a coding round where we were supposed to code for quite a few questions which were a bit tricky and lengthy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about your self
hobbies
cryptography
explain all the osi layers