Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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It was good 30 min interview. Was very basic but they already decided to reject me at the start because I didn’t had knowledge of there required technology. They needed .net and web development. Question were based on sql and OOP
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sep 2025
Interview
did not get selected in the coding round. skipped a question by mistake and we cant go back to previous question in their software. Missed opportunity but I have learnt from my mistake and wish to do better at a different company
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2 coding questions 2 sql questions few front end questions
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sep 2025
Interview
online test with 1 coding question , 1 sql question and 1 frontend devlopment question ,medium difficulty , interview - tell me about yourself, explain your resume , basic coding questions , sql question a lot of oops questions and one coding question to solve