Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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Total there are two technical rounds and one managerial round and one HR round. Initially i got Telephonic round to know my profile if for the vacancy.In a week i have mail for technical round1 scheduled over zoom. After a week i got second round request for coding round. After clearing it i had a discussion with Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About Design patterns, SOLID principles, Basics of WPF and C#.Net questions etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2022
Interview
It was a smooth process. They asked about basic concepts. About the project I have worked on? The technologies I have used? And some real world scenarios. In the end I also had coding test.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Aug 2022
Interview
It was good experience . It will take one week to schedule the interview. We will be getting mail one day before the interview. After clearing the interview within 2 days will be getting call from HR ,if we selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.Reverse string program
2. @Primary and @Qualifier
3. Return type of lambda expression?
4. Completable feature in java8
5. SOAP and Restful , which is more secure