Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Dec 2020
Interview
It's a kind of friendly interview and the interviewer was so polite and humble. Moreover it's not like the interview, it's like a friendly conversation. Interviewer asked about some of my life incidents and how I recovered from it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some aptitude questions and questions based on OOPS concept.
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.