Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jan 2020
Interview
just hr questions and about your cv and projects what are your tech stacks and what technology you know and what languages you know your problem solving skills. Some it core knowlege about dbms, oops, os, sql
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself and walk me through your resume
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.