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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I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)
Interview
The process had three stages. First was aptitude and communication, testing basic reasoning, grammar, and speaking skills. Second was coding clusters including SQL, programming, and web technologies. Finally, a technical interview covering OOPS, DBMS, OS, and projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write SQL queries using joins and aggregate functions.
Solve a coding problem on arrays/strings.
Explain OOPS concepts with examples.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bangalore Rural) in Aug 2025
Interview
good medium level questions mainly fouces on array and stiringd coming to sql focused on join and select commands is was ib how sql focused on join and select commands is was ib how
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Ahmadabad) in Jan 2025
Interview
I was very smooth and structured process of interview. They are very professional. I felt management round little difficult but technical and coding round was good. Overall i would say it was nice