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 through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chandigarh) in Dec 2024
Interview
It was through campus. It has 4 rounds. 1) Communication round 2) Technical & Aptitude 3) Advanced Technical round 4) Interview. Overall experience was good. The difficulty level was easy to medium in first 2 rounds, The difficulty for next 2 rounds was medium. The interviewer asked questions related to resume, DBMS(Sql queries & Joins), OOPS concepts(in-depth), C#(as that was my skill cluster) and questions related to javascript. The result of interview is not out yet.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Coding Questions:
Write code to reverse an array in C#?
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.