I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Boston, MA) in May 2021
Interview
3 technical phone interviews involving coding exercises and system design questions. The process took around 3 weeks but the HR were was quite responsive. Also the team that interviewed me focused on what my strengths were and how I was a better fit for what they were looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Designing highly available error logging app in the cloud
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Dec 2021
Interview
there will be 4 rounds. One resume round, where they will questions base on your experience. Second and third will be pure technical round. fourth managerial round.
They will usually communicate the result within a week. The interviewer wont ask stupid questions. They will ask based on one's experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. threads and process sync
2. OS concepts.
3. Pointers
4. data structure related questions
Online test followed by 2 technical rounds and managerial round.
The interview was good.
Mostly questions were from linked list ,array, networking.
My advice is to prepare good about data structures before an interview.