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Updated 17 Jul 2024

Cisco Senior Software Developer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic reactjs question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Json related question

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA based questions. Mostly on Trees, Linked List and sorting
  • Q2. Object Oriented programming
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA based, medium level questions
  • Q2. Operating System
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic behavioural questions
  • Q2. Tell me one thing that you're proud of
  • Ans. 

    I am proud of successfully leading a team to deliver a complex software project ahead of schedule.

    • Led a team to deliver a complex software project

    • Completed the project ahead of schedule

    • Received positive feedback from stakeholders

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be good at programming and logics. Share your thought process with interviewer. Cover OOPs and OS to a good extent.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java basics , oops , spring
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manger round basics behavior
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Normal dsa Basics and aptitude.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Give the elements of an array that sum up to given number.
  • Ans. 

    Find elements in array that sum up to given number

    • Use a nested loop to iterate through each pair of elements in the array

    • Check if the sum of the pair equals the given number

    • Return the pair of elements if found, otherwise continue iterating

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Binary search using recursion.
  • Ans. 

    Binary search is a search algorithm that finds the position of a target value within a sorted array.

    • Divide the array into two halves and compare the target value with the middle element.

    • If the target value is equal to the middle element, return the index.

    • If the target value is less than the middle element, recursively search the left half.

    • If the target value is greater than the middle element, recursively search the ri

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. Why are you interested to join juniper?

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the memory of the given structure (Struct padding is the hint)
  • Ans. 

    The question asks to find the memory of a given structure by considering struct padding.

    • Struct padding refers to the unused bytes added to align the members of a structure.

    • To find the memory of a structure, we need to consider the size of each member and the padding added.

    • The total memory of a structure is the sum of the sizes of its members and the padding.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write code to find the position of a number in a BST
  • Ans. 

    Code to find the position of a number in a BST

    • Implement a recursive function to traverse the BST

    • Compare the target number with the current node value

    • If the target is smaller, go to the left subtree; if larger, go to the right subtree

    • Repeat until the target is found or the subtree is null

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Create a Trie data structure and perform insertion and search on it.
  • Ans. 

    A Trie is a tree-like data structure used for efficient retrieval of strings. It supports insertion and search operations.

    • A Trie is also known as a prefix tree.

    • Each node in the Trie represents a character.

    • The root node represents an empty string.

    • Each node can have multiple children, each representing a different character.

    • Insertion involves traversing the Trie and creating new nodes as needed.

    • Search involves traversing...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Arista Networks Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Data Structures
  • OS
  • C

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Os , CPP , bit manipulation
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Os , threads,cpp, python
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Generic dotnet questions mcq

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. .net, c# , sql , async questions
Round 3 - Coding Test 

One problem is given need to make logic and your current project details

Round 4 - Group Discussion 

Managerial round was taken at the end

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They are very slow. They take really long time to release offer but want candidate to join immediately.

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