Cisco Interview Questions, Process & Experiences (2026)

“I hadn't really practiced doing an agentic system design round in an online drawing tool, so that caught me unaware...”

“My process started with a recruiter screen, followed by an interview with the hiring leader, then two 45-minute interviews covering strategy, prioritization, technical communication, and design thinking. Scheduling was smooth and communication was clear throughout. What went well: the interviews themselves were substantive and well-run, and the recruiter was responsive at every stage. I...”

“The interview process was very simple. Unlike other software companies there were little technical deep-dives. There were no coding rounds, however there were 2 system designs, 1 behavioral and 1 cross-functional round. Questions were nothing out of the ordinary. Interviews went very well that I landed an offer.”

“It was a nice interview process. They cared about production concerns of Agentic systems. The fundamentals of transformers parts went well for me. What may not have gone so well would be productions concerns related questions like latency as it was my first job.”