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 (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process included an HR round followed by a technical round. Questions were based on basic concepts, communication skills, and understanding of fundamentals. Overall experience was smooth, professional, and well organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked basic questions about Java fundamentals and projects.
Coding round has two questions in java and two sql questions and one html and css question was there. Difficulty level was neutral not so easy not so difficult. Some questions were basics of java
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some basics of java and about the projects i have done
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Vijayawāda) in Oct 2025
Interview
Not so good it's average.They have asked basic questions only but didn't got selected.And asked 2 coding questions.My cluster is java,so they have asked the basic java questions,and interview went well.and in same round they have asked the hr round too.