Upload Button Icon Add office photos

Cisco

Compare button icon Compare button icon Compare
4.2

based on 1.7k Reviews

Proud winner of ABECA 2024 - AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards

zig zag pattern zig zag pattern

Filter interviews by

Cisco Software Engineer III Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 2 Feb 2024

2 interviews found

Sort by: Popular

Software Engineer III Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 2 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Java hackerank test on 5 questions

2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Project overview, system design
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What initiatives taken

Software Engineer III Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Sep 2022

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2021.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Steps to make software secure

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Questions will be asked based on your previous projects. What technology decision you took and why.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

6 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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.
View all tips
2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. The program which checks String Reverse
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement merge sort in linked list
4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Finding patterns in a stream of numbers
5

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. VPLS, MPLS, Loop detection
6

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How you handled your seniors

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
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.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is polymorphism
  • Q2. Find missing number from nth number array.
  • Q3. Explain inheritance and it types
  • Q4. Find 2nd max elements from aaray
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Data structure algorithm questions related to various scenarios
  • Q2. DS Algo related questions which revolved around different scenarios

Software Engineer Interview Questions

Sandvine user image Sourabh Kamate

posted on 29 Aug 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
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.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

It includes two DSA questions and some aptitude questions

2

One-on-one Round (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
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Phone Call Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your previous company role ?
  • Q2. Willing to join Arista ?
2

Coding Test Round

One Hr interview with 3-4 coding questions on strings,array and linked list

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Java basics , oops , spring
2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Manger round basics behavior
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

First round was aptitude + coding. 60 questions in 60 mi , 30 about aptitude (mostly quants) , 30 about coding mcqs related to dsa ,oops. There was negative marking also.

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. 3 dsa question and 1 pattern question. Interviewer give me choice to select 3 data structures and asked about them with optimal solution and time complexity for...read more
  • Q2. Oops questions, oops is very important for this company in cs fundamental subject
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. There were basic questions, but it depends on their mood. Tell they all true and what inside your mind spontaneous. Do not take time to think.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare dsa and cs fundamental. Write in resume only those things for which you are confident about.
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Ds implementation in python
2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium python question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - do not lie in resume and prep for os, c/c++, coa/hpc concepts

Skills evaluated in this interview

Cisco Interview FAQs

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

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

  1. Steps to make software sec...read more
  2. Project overview, system des...read more

Tell us how to improve this page.

People are getting interviews through

based on 2 Cisco interviews
Referral
Job Portal
50%
50%
Moderate Confidence
?
Moderate Confidence means the data is based on a sufficient number of responses received from the candidates

Interview Questions from Similar Companies

IBM Interview Questions
4.1
 • 2.3k Interviews
Oracle Interview Questions
3.7
 • 867 Interviews
Dell Interview Questions
4.1
 • 381 Interviews
Indus Towers Interview Questions
3.9
 • 163 Interviews
VMware Software Interview Questions
4.4
 • 152 Interviews
Nvidia Interview Questions
3.8
 • 100 Interviews
NetApp Interview Questions
3.9
 • 60 Interviews
View all
Cisco Software Engineer III Salary
based on 282 salaries
₹12.1 L/yr - ₹38 L/yr
At par with the average Software Engineer III Salary in India
View more details

Cisco Software Engineer III Reviews and Ratings

based on 33 reviews

4.3/5

Rating in categories

3.8

Skill development

4.7

Work-Life balance

3.7

Salary & Benefits

3.7

Job Security

4.1

Company culture

3.4

Promotions/Appraisal

3.7

Work Satisfaction

Explore 33 Reviews and Ratings
Software Engineer
2.6k salaries
unlock blur

₹10.1 L/yr - ₹38.5 L/yr

Technical Consulting Engineer
638 salaries
unlock blur

₹8.9 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Senior Software Engineer
633 salaries
unlock blur

₹14 L/yr - ₹48.8 L/yr

Network Engineer
411 salaries
unlock blur

₹4 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr

Technical Lead
360 salaries
unlock blur

₹18.5 L/yr - ₹67 L/yr

Explore more salaries
Compare Cisco with

Google

4.4
Compare

Microsoft Corporation

4.1
Compare

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

4.2
Compare

Juniper Networks

4.2
Compare

Calculate your in-hand salary

Confused about how your in-hand salary is calculated? Enter your annual salary (CTC) and get your in-hand salary
Did you find this page helpful?
Yes No
write
Share an Interview