# Cisco Interview Process (2026)

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# Cisco Interview Process (2026)

We help you prepare for Cisco interviews with interview questions, candidate experiences, referral access, and coaching. This page was updated in October 2026.

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## Candidate interview experiences

- **Senior Product Manager — October 2026** ([full interview](https://www.aced.io/experiences/cisco-product-manager-interview-4417b9?returnPath=%2Fcompanies%2Fcisco)): recruiter screen, hiring-leader interview, then two 45-minute interviews covering strategy, prioritization, technical communication, and design thinking. The candidate described smooth scheduling, clear communication, substantive interviews, and a responsive recruiter.
- **Software Engineer — March 2026** ([full interview](https://www.aced.io/experiences/cisco-principal-software-engineer-interview-fe6a26?returnPath=%2Fcompanies%2Fcisco)): no coding rounds; two system-design rounds, one behavioral round, and one cross-functional round. The candidate said the interviews led to an offer.
- **AI Engineer — June 2024** ([full interview](https://www.aced.io/experiences/cisco-ai-engineer-interview-d6061a?returnPath=%2Fcompanies%2Fcisco)): production concerns for agentic systems and transformer fundamentals were discussed; latency-related production questions were identified as challenging.
- **Product Manager — December 2021** ([full interview](https://www.aced.io/experiences/456?returnPath=%2Fcompanies%2Fcisco))

[See all Cisco interview experiences](https://www.aced.io/experiences?company=cisco).

## Cisco job referrals

Seven Aced users can refer candidates for Cisco roles. [Get referred](https://www.aced.io/jobs/referrals/request?company=cisco).

## Interview questions

- [Tell me about yourself.](https://www.aced.io/questions/104/tell-me-about-yourself) — asked 7 days ago; **+125**
- [How would you reduce inference times in LLMs?](https://www.aced.io/questions/7392/improve-inference-times-llms) — asked 2 years ago
- [Tell me about your past projects.](https://www.aced.io/questions/4229/past-projects) — asked 8 days ago; **+1**

We invite you to [add an interview](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute) or [see all Cisco questions](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=cisco).

## Top Cisco coaches

### Gavin J.

Senior Product Manager | Ex-Amazon, Cisco. Gavin is a Product Leader with 13 years of experience working for Amazon, Cisco, and Barclays Capital. [View Gavin J.](https://www.aced.io/coach/Gavin-Jin)

### Devang S.

Senior Software Engineer | Amazon. Devang has over 7 years of experience working for Meta, Amazon, BMO, and Cisco. [View Devang S.](https://www.aced.io/coach/Devang-Sharma)

[See all Cisco coaches](https://www.aced.io/coaching?company=cisco).

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