I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2019
Interview
2 rounds. 1 behavioral 1 technical. Fairly simple questions about operating systems and the projects i was working on in college and the organizations that i lead. Resume read through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Operating system questions -- difference between multithreading and multiprocessing
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.