Software Developer 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 Developer 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 Developer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Feb 2025
Interview
Interview was conducted through Team video conference. started with roles and responsibilities overview and challenges faced while development of the use cases and how i had handle.
Followed by technical questions related to Power automate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to handle large amount of data using power automate toll
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.