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Cisco Software Engineer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 11 Jul 2024

Cisco Software Engineer Intern Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on c/c++ concepts
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question on doubly linked list
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manegerial round - why cisco
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In a sorted matrix of 0s and 1s, return the row with max 1s
  • Ans. 

    Iterate through each row and count the number of 1s, return the row with the maximum count.

    • Iterate through each row of the matrix

    • Count the number of 1s in each row

    • Track the row with the maximum count of 1s

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Engineer Intern Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

CSE fundamentals, 90 min, hackerank, DSA

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to Linkedlist
  • Q2. Related to Cache
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Apr 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked to check if a string is palindrome or not. remove duplicates from a string. questions on networks. asked about projects.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about aws, infrastructure, networking questions, situational questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Current competitors, relocation, interests/hobbies.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPs and Hashing related questions

I was interviewed in Feb 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a coding round. Two coding questions.

  • Q1. 

    Check if Two Trees are Mirror

    Given two arbitrary binary trees, your task is to determine whether these two trees are mirrors of each other.

    Explanation:

    Two trees are considered mirror of each other if...

  • Ans. Recursive Approach

    Traverse the tree T in preorder fashion and treat every node of the given tree T as the root, treat it as a subtree and compare the corresponding subtree with the given subtree S for equality. For checking the equality, we can compare all the nodes of the two subtrees.

     

    For two trees ‘S’ and ‘T’ to be mirror images, the following three conditions must be true:

    1. Their root node’s data must be the sam...
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. 

    Partition Array Minimizing Subset Sum Difference

    Given an array containing N non-negative integers, your task is to partition this array into two subsets such that the absolute difference between their su...

  • Ans. Recursion
    • This problem can be solved using recursion. And the idea behind this is to generate all the possible sums from the given set.
    • We will try different combinations for one of the subsets and accordingly calculate the sums of both the subsets and store the minimum. Assume that the sum of elements of the array is SUM, and sum of the elements of the first subset is S1, thus we can find the sum of 2nd subset as SUM - ...
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Software Engineer Intern in PuneEligibility criteriaGPA greater than 7.5Sterlite Technologies Limited interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Communication Network, Basic Electronics Devices, Data Structures and algorithmsTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For analog one can refer to Behzad Razavi on YouTube
Tip 2 : Be clear with working of zener diode, rectifier opération and pn junction ideal model
Tip 3 : A project using Arduino Uno is plus, and sufficient knowledge of Python

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be simple and clear in your points. Don't exaggerate
Tip 2 : Be prepare with with hobbies mentioned in resume

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is polymorphism
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of a function or method to behave differently based on the object it is acting upon.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.

    • It enables a single interface to be used for different data types or classes.

    • Examples include method overloading and method overriding in object-oriented programming.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find missing number from nth number array.
  • Ans. 

    Find missing number from nth number array.

    • Iterate through the array and calculate the sum of all numbers

    • Calculate the sum of numbers from 1 to n using the formula n*(n+1)/2

    • Subtract the sum of array from the sum of numbers from 1 to n to find the missing number

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain inheritance and it types
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a concept in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class.

    • Inheritance allows a class to reuse code from another class.

    • Types of inheritance include single inheritance, where a class inherits from only one parent class, and multiple inheritance, where a class inherits from multiple parent classes.

    • Example: Class B inherits from Class A, so Class B can access

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Find 2nd max elements from aaray
  • Ans. 

    Find 2nd max element from array of strings

    • Sort the array in descending order

    • Skip the first element (max element)

    • Return the second element

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Check if the linked list is palindrome or not
  • Ans. 

    To check if a linked list is a palindrome, compare the first half of the list with the reversed second half.

    • Traverse the linked list to find the middle node

    • Reverse the second half of the linked list

    • Compare the first half with the reversed second half to check for palindrome

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. C string questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Operating systems questions
  • Q2. Linked list and system design question

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Data structure algorithm questions related to various scenarios
  • Q2. DS Algo related questions which revolved around different scenarios
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at RV College Of Engineering (RVCE) and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It includes two DSA questions and some aptitude questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. Give the maximum element at any point of time for after pop and push
  • Q3. Reverse a string

Cisco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cisco Software Engineer Intern interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are Technical, HR and One-on-one Round.
What are the top questions asked in Cisco Software Engineer Intern interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cisco Software Engineer Intern interview -

  1. in a sorted matrix of 0s and 1s, return the row with max...read more
  2. asked to check if a string is palindrome or not. remove duplicates from a strin...read more
  3. asked about aws, infrastructure, networking questions, situational questi...read more

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