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 long before might be changed now, Aptitude-coding basic maths and mulitple choice mcq, after shortlisting , grp discussion, about a given topic. Personal Interview HR Technical About Projects - DSA Questions etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Typical interview process. Asked questions like tell me about yourself and why do you want to work here. Easy to talk to and seems like a good company to work for.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant in Nov 2025
Interview
A professional sign of asking relevant questions, which impressed me. I answered the Java questions confidently through face-to-face discussion. But when it comes to the Microservice pattern called Circuit Breaker, somewhere I forgot to write the syntax properly, implemented a couple of months back, but I am confident in implementing it.