Cognizant Sr Software Engineer interview questions
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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.
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Overall process was smooth
first was Telephonic round and then L1 which is of technical discussion. In that they mostly asked the resume related question and some java 8 programs.
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Q Create immutable class and perform the deep copy for reference object
Q Create singleton class
Q How to load data at the time of spring application load
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bangalore Rural)
Interview
I went for a walkin they told I am selected and discussed salary also but didn’t provided me with offer letter and never picked up my calls and didn’t reply to mails after then.
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Micro services, spring boot, java, multithreading, collections, sql
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Singapur) in Aug 2024
Interview
You’ll typically face two rounds:
Aptitude & logical reasoning (numeric, verbal, analytical)
Communication (comprehension, grammar, speaking), and then
Coding and diagnostics debug tests, followed by SQL or case study challenges
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Question 1
Can you explain a challenging project you worked on and how you handled it?