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Cisco System Software Engineer 2 Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 24 Mar 2024

Cisco System Software Engineer 2 Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Typically 1 hour and two medium questions in C programming

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About Operating Systems -
  • Q2. Given a 8 bit micro controller write a program to handle interrupt. Write program to reverse linked list, binary format linked list eg, for integer 8, output 1->0->0->0
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mutex, semaphore, how interupts are handled top half bottom half. Device drivers related questions
  • Q2. What happens when we type www.google.com from host computer, host- >switch->router(s)->host path. Typical questions related to networking layers
  • Ans. 

    When typing www.google.com from a host computer, the request goes through the host, switch, router(s), and finally reaches the destination host.

    • The host computer sends a DNS query to resolve the domain name www.google.com to an IP address.

    • The switch forwards the DNS query to the router, which determines the next hop towards the destination.

    • The router(s) route the request through various networks until it reaches the de...

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Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Networking L2 level protocol based questions, Debugging questions at kernel level. What happens when packet reaches networking interface. Debugging at chipset level questions.
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Merge sort, question specific to resume

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic technical question as per the role mentioned in JD.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linux, networking, Billing and commands were asked. SQL queries and its required output was aaked
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussion and work ethics communication
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was based on my PhD thesis.
  • Q2. Questions on PhD thesis

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Plsql,sql , sql queries, aptitude

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions sql,plsql and java(I mentioned in my cv)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare the mentioned skills in resume.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Highly technical and scenario based questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong in basics and be calm and composed

I was interviewed in Aug 2021.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. All Linux related stuff

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Worst process they will conduct multiple rounds interview after that they will tell that position went on hold

waste of time

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. All about Linux..basic Linux.. listing file's.. searching pattern..NFS..lvm.. samba..iscsi..docker.. kubernets..

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare from basic

Cisco Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cisco System Software Engineer 2 interview?
Cisco interview process usually has 5 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cisco interview process are Technical, Coding Test and Behavioral.
What are the top questions asked in Cisco System Software Engineer 2 interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cisco System Software Engineer 2 interview -

  1. What happens when we type www.google.com from host computer, host- >switch->ro...read more
  2. Mutex, semaphore, how interupts are handled top half bottom half. Device driver...read more
  3. Given a 8 bit micro controller write a program to handle interrupt. Write progr...read more

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