I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cisco (Austin, TX) in Sept 2019
Interview
The interview process was very good. There were a few rounds of technical interviews which was followed up with being flown to Austin, TX for an in-person series of interviews. I really enjoyed the process, it was very well put together and I had a lot of fun going through it all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were more based on how you think through problems, opposed to presenting quickly answered questions. For example, how would you go about solving problem 'x', when only presenting with 'y' information.
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.