Cisco interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview

Site Reliability Engineer

Cisco
upvote
share-icon
3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

expand-icon
Preparation
Duration: 1 month
Topics: Computer Networks, OS, DBMS, Data Structures
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be very good at Computer Networks
Tip 2 : Be very good at basic fundamentals of Data Structures
Tip 3 : Clean Resume

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Clean Resume
Tip 2 : CCNA certification is must

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date7 Jun 2022
Coding problem2

Mainly focused on Data Structures and algorithm

1. Design a stack that supports getMin() in O(1) time and O(1) extra space

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
ShareChatGrofersGroww

Create a stack data structure that allows operations such as push (adding an element), pop (removing the top element), top (retrieving the top element), and also provides a way to retrieve the minimum element in constant time.


Implement the following public functions :

1. push(data) :
This function should take one argument of type integer. It pushes the element into the stack and returns nothing.

2. pop() :
It pops the element from the top of the stack and returns nothing.

3. top() :
It returns the element being kept at the top of the stack.

4.  getMin() :
It returns the smallest element present in the stack.
Operations Performed on the Stack:
Query-1(Denoted by an integer 1): Pushes integer data to the stack. (push function)

Query-2(Denoted by an integer 2): Pops the data kept at the top of the stack. (pop function)

Query-3(Denoted by an integer 3): Fetches and returns the data being kept at the top of the stack. (top function)

Query-4(Denoted by an integer 4): Returns the smallest element present in the stack. (getMin() function)
Problem approach

I used Object-Oriented Programming for this question

Try solving now

2. Reverse A LL

Moderate
30m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AdobeHCL TechnologiesMicrosoft

Ninjas is practicing problems on the linked list. He came across a problem in which he has given a linked list of ‘N’ nodes and two integers, ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’. He has to return the linked list ‘HEAD’ after reversing the nodes between ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’, including the nodes at positions ‘LOW’ and ‘HIGH’.

Problem approach

Two pointer approach. Swap nodes while traversing through the linked list using both pointers

Try solving now
02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date16 Jun 2022
Coding problem1

It was a coding round

1. Trapping Rain Water

Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SalesforcePayPalHexaware Technologies

You have been given a long type array/list 'arr’ of size 'n’.


It represents an elevation map wherein 'arr[i]’ denotes the elevation of the 'ith' bar.



Note :
The width of each bar is the same and is equal to 1.
Example:
Input: ‘n’ = 6, ‘arr’ = [3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 4].

Output: 10

Explanation: Refer to the image for better comprehension:

Alt Text

Note :
You don't need to print anything. It has already been taken care of. Just implement the given function.
Problem approach

1. First I asked about edge-cases
2. Asked about taking extra space 
3. Used by making two arrays for storing next previous element.
4. Solved in O(n)

Try solving now
03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration40 minutes
Interview date20 Jun 2022
Coding problem1

It was the basic HR round.

1. Basic HR Questions

  • Tell me about yourself
  • What are your strengths and weakness?
  • What are the tech skills that you prefer working on?
  • What are your future plans?
Problem approach

Tip 1 : Don't fake anything

Tip 2 : Stay confident, confidence is the key

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

To make an AI less repetitive in a long paragraph, you should increase:

Choose another skill to practice
Similar interview experiences
company logo
SDE - Intern
2 rounds | 4 problems
Interviewed by Cisco
869 views
0 comments
0 upvotes
company logo
System Engineer Specialist
3 rounds | 6 problems
Interviewed by Cisco
661 views
0 comments
0 upvotes
company logo
SDE - 1
3 rounds | 5 problems
Interviewed by Cisco
834 views
0 comments
0 upvotes
company logo
SDE - 1
3 rounds | 5 problems
Interviewed by Cisco
968 views
0 comments
0 upvotes