Cisco
Senior QA Engineer
Practice for Senior QA Engineer
Cisco
Initial Screening & Cisco Culture Fit
20 minutesThis round is designed to assess the candidate's basic qualifications, experience, and alignment with Cisco's core values and culture. It also serves as an opportunity to provide the candidate with more information about the role and the company .
5 minutesTell me about your experience with test automation frameworks and tools. Which ones have you found most effective and why?
5 minutesCisco emphasizes 'Powering an Inclusive Future for All.' How have you contributed to creating inclusive environments in your previous workplaces?
5 minutesDescribe a time you had to adapt your testing strategy due to changing project requirements or deadlines.
All interviews are private and won't be shared with the recruiters.
Technical Deep Dive: QA Expertise & Automation
30 minutesThis round focuses on evaluating the candidate's in-depth technical knowledge of QA methodologies, automation frameworks, and their ability to apply these skills to solve complex testing challenges specific to Cisco's networking products and solutions .
5 minutesExplain your approach to designing a test automation framework for a complex networking product like a router or switch.
5 minutesDescribe a challenging bug you encountered while testing a networking product. What steps did you take to identify the root cause and verify the fix?
5 minutesHow do you ensure the quality of automated tests themselves? What metrics do you use to measure the effectiveness of your test automation efforts?
All interviews are private and won't be shared with the recruiters.
IOS-XR & Customer Use Case Validation
30 minutesThis round assesses the candidate's ability to design, automate, configure, and qualify customer use cases based on IOS-XR for platforms such as ASR9K, NCS5500, and 8000. It also evaluates their experience with networking domain and protocols .
5 minutesDescribe your experience with IOS-XR platforms such as ASR9K, NCS5500, and 8000. How have you used these platforms to validate customer use cases?
5 minutesHow would you approach designing a test plan for a new feature in IOS-XR? What factors would you consider to ensure comprehensive test coverage?
5 minutesExplain your understanding of L2 or L3 networking protocols such as ISIS, BGP, MPLS, IPv6, GRE, MPLS-TE, LDP, RSVP, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN. How have you tested these protocols in a QA environment?
All interviews are private and won't be shared with the recruiters.