Ask HN: 9+ hours too long for interview process?
I&#x27;m interested in a Senior Software Engineer position with Cisco&#x2F;Meraki, or at least I was until I was told the interview process would last 9+ hours and would include algorithmic heavy questions. The position is for a Senior Platform Engineer:<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;meraki.cisco.com&#x2F;jobs#50444<p>I&#x27;m discouraged because I know the position doesn&#x27;t require heavy knowledge or use of algorithms--mostly board bring-up and device driver work.  I know this because I have 11+ years of experience doing the same job, 5 of those years working for the very same Cisco.<p>My question is, what&#x27;s the deal?  It seems like the interview process is more of a pissing contest more than anything else. How is someone who works full-time and has a family have time to go over algorithms from graduate school that I know I will never use for this position?