I'm interested in a Senior Software Engineer position with Cisco/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:
https://meraki.cisco.com/jobs#50444
I'm discouraged because I know the position doesn'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.
My question is, what'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?