SDE 2 at Cisco
- Difficulty
- Process took
- 3-4 Weeks
- Rounds
- 3
- Format
- Remote
- Applied via
- Company Website
How it went
- Stay patient, recruiting is messy. Silence isn’t always a reflection on you.
What they would tell you
- Stay patient, recruiting is messy. Silence isn’t always a reflection on you.
How to prepare
Both rounds got positive feedback. The recruiter even dropped a hint: “Hiring manager round is next.” Then… nothing. Days turned into weeks. No scheduling. No updates. No rejection. Just silence.
Round by round
- 1
Online Assessment (OA)60 min
Questions: 5 coding problems 1 Easy 3 Medium 1 Hard Solved: 1 Easy, 2 Medium , 1 Hard (partially)
- 2
Technical Round 160 min
Two question was asked ,first i already solved during my preparation journey Given an array of daily stock prices, find the maximum profit possible if you are allowed to buy and sell once each. Merge Intervals
- 3
Technical Round 260 min
DSA problem: Given a linked list, swap every two adjacent nodes.
What came up
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.