About the offer:

• Location: Bangalore
• Stipend: INR 65,000
• TC: 24,73,633 (base + bonus + other benefits)

Online Assessment:

• Date: October 2021
• Platform: HackerRank
• 15 MCQs on Computer Networks, DB, Embedded Systems.
• 2 coding questions, medium difficulty.
• Time: 1 hour

Pre-Assessment Round:

• Date: December 2021
• Platform: HackerRank
• 1 easy - medium level difficulty question
• Time: 30 min

Technical Round:

• Date: December 2021
• Platform: Cisco WebEx
• Self-intro, resume vetting, questions from topics mentioned in the resume were asked.
• Networks - TCP/UDP, tracert, ping, what happens when opening www.cisco.com on browser, other easy - moderate level network questions.
• 1 design based question. Was asked to design and list down the test cases for vending machine. (User interaction point, payment, inventory control)
• 1 easy level coding question based on frequency maps, extensions from the same were asked.
• Design an API framework for logging using Linux commands.
• Linux, terminal commands, DevOps knowledge were tested.
• Time: 1 hour

Managerial Round:

• Date: December 2021
• Platform: Cisco WebEx
• General questions on what'd you do apart from tech.
• Usual HR questions, e.g. How to solve a conflict, what'd you know about Cisco, iPhone vs Android, CSK vs RCB.
• Time: 45 min

HR discussion:

• Date: December 2021
• Platform: Cisco WebEx
• Self intro, package, location, greatest accomplishments, why Cisco, Cisco's competitors, higher studies plan, current offers.
• Time: 15 min

Verdict:

• Accept