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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excellent way of asking question and said to write code and explain it breif and asked about oops concept and access the communication to enhance it with high level standard
It was a great experience. HR made it smooth process. Asked about the roles and responsibility of previous project with some technical stuffs. Further asked about the techniques in which i have worked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the previous projects that you have worked for?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Mar 2025
Interview
Sent a virtual interview first, answering 45 multiple choice technical questions and recorded five behavioral questions. This lead to a “coffee chat” to discuss next steps then a final round interview with client.