Cisco Software Engineer interview: a broad and difficult online assessment

Cisco·Software Engineer·Reported Jul 2026
Online AssessmentRejectedHard

The OA was difficult from the beginning and covered far more than I'd expected. It mixed multiple-choice questions, coding and several subjective scenario sections. One section used short passages followed by questions I had to answer in words. Switching from coding to those judgment-based tasks was immediately challenging.

The coding was hard too, requiring both speed and correctness. My background is computer science, but some of the material seemed closer to electronics and hardware. That surprised me and threw me off.

I solved some parts but was rejected after the OA. I felt I hadn't done enough to advance. What stayed with me was how much the test demanded endurance and breadth under pressure alongside the fundamentals.

Location: Bengaluru. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.

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Interview at a glance

Company
Cisco
Role
Software Engineer
Rounds
Online Assessment
Outcome
Rejected
Difficulty
Hard
Date
Reported Jul 2026

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