Varied based on project - Associate Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
Jul 20, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The entire experience at Cognizant varies based on the project you are working on, but it seems like the company is a large-scale recruiting firm with tech services as a mask because we are just shipped off to the contract work that in-house people wouldn't like to do. The internal project I had was amazing, along with the team and the management. Training is provided so that's nice

Cons

Terrible contract work Overworked Underpaid Weekends, nights, no time is off-time

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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