2 answers published. Last candidate submission on Jul 19 2026, 9:16am PDT. Interview question asked to Software Engineers interviewing at Cisco Systems, Pollen, Picnic and other companies. Original question asked: Break down the performance differences when passing massive data structures by value versus passing a simple pointer. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at Ofbusiness for a Software Engineer interview on May 31 2026, 11:28am PDT.