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.
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talk with a senior architect about your knowledge and experience. you are given few simple task and have to describe your solution to it. also some question about the used softwatre and its possibilities.
its good , its about two rounds of interview. One is telephonic and the other with video conference.
first level will be the difficult one compared to the second one. If we crack the first one we can go for second round and will be bit easier. Mostly it will be conceptual and use case round.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant
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It was a telephonic interview.
I got a call from a recruitment gency and they told me I will get a call from employers.
I recieved a call from HR and they sheduled my interview.It was an easy interview.
Interviewer told me to learn certain topics before attending the interview.
It was an easy interview.
Overall it was a good experience.