I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Nov 2021
Interview
1st round - Online assessment: 3 leetcode medium problems.
2nd round is a phone screen round when they evaluated me on Java basics, Springboot, microservices and Saga design pattern
3nd round is a technical round. They asked questions on data processing using java 8 streams and collectors and Design pattern questions
4th round is a technical round. They asked 2 medium leetcode questions
5th round is a techno-managerial round. Few behavioural questions followed by a Systems design question involving microservices.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Inheritance in Java
Interfaces and abstract classes
distributed transactions and Saga design pattern
Spring cloud config server and refreshscope
find top nth salary in sql
Data processing using streams and collectors
Observer design pattern
Find first most frequent character in a string
Merge two sorted stacks
Distributed cache
Consumer group
Doing coding. System design. Talking about resume past work experience. Talk about career goal. Tour the campus. Having lunch. Meet with tech lead, engineers, manager. Talk to recruiter about salary expectations.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (London, England) in Mar 2021
Interview
Surprisingly straightforward, 2 part interview and an aptitude test. The interviews were challenging, but mainly a conversation about various projects I had worked on or found interesting. It was clear the environment at Cisco Ensoft was an intilectually nurturing one from just how engaging and stimulating the chat turned out to be.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What projects have you worked on you have found interesting?
How many petrol stations are there in the UK?