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Cognizant Backend Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 9 Apr 2023

Cognizant Backend Developer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude and coding and communication skills questions test in the first round.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What ever we trained and whatever we mentioned in the resume based on that questions will prepared.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr will as about background and which location we preferred like that.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare properly give the best your side and get the good result.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Java8- streams ,default & static method,senerio based question to filter employee according to 2nd highest age using streams.
  • Q2. Collections,mltithreading,oops,Strings basic questions
  • Q3. Spring vs SpringBoot,Spring boot annotation used in projects.
  • Ans. 

    Spring is a framework while Spring Boot is an extension of Spring. Spring Boot uses annotations to simplify configuration.

    • Spring is a framework for building Java applications

    • Spring Boot is an extension of Spring that simplifies configuration

    • Spring Boot uses annotations to configure the application

    • Spring Boot provides a lot of defaults and auto-configuration

    • Spring Boot is ideal for microservices and cloud-native applica

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Project related questions -end to end process explanation.
  • Q5. Azile process, Sql basic queries.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your project well,be clear about your role.
Mention only those thing in Resume you are aware of.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Real life scenarios
  • Q2. Keep your mind prepared with some real life scenarios

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Talk more about your previous exp.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. General question about your work fields

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Diff types of data passing in COBOL,
  • Ans. 

    COBOL supports various data passing techniques.

    • COBOL supports passing data by reference using the CALL BY REFERENCE clause.

    • COBOL also supports passing data by content using the CALL BY CONTENT clause.

    • COBOL also supports passing data by value using the CALL BY VALUE clause.

    • COBOL also supports passing data by address using the CALL BY ADDRESS clause.

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interviewr was not shared the correct profile of mine. when I dont have angular in my resume. he was seeking angular expirence. There is some gap between HR and interviwer.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. About yourself
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technology and programming questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Strengths and weaknesses, Professional details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and dont argue with interviewers
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Lifestyle of software development
  • Ans. 

    Software development lifestyle involves continuous learning, problem-solving, collaboration, and adapting to new technologies.

    • Continuous learning is essential to stay updated with new technologies and best practices.

    • Problem-solving skills are crucial for debugging and finding efficient solutions to complex problems.

    • Collaboration with team members helps in sharing knowledge, brainstorming ideas, and improving code quali...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Real time example of class inheritance
  • Ans. 

    Class inheritance allows a subclass to inherit properties and methods from a superclass.

    • Subclass can access all public and protected members of superclass.

    • Subclass can override methods of superclass.

    • Example: Animal class can be superclass, with Dog and Cat classes as subclasses inheriting properties and methods.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Agile methodologies and waterfall methodology

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude and reasoning mandatory for every company

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Oral technical questions
  • Q2. Tell me about data base?
  • Ans. 

    A database is a collection of organized data that can be easily accessed, managed, and updated.

    • A database can be relational or non-relational

    • It stores data in tables or documents

    • It allows for efficient querying and retrieval of data

    • Examples include MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. If needed they may ask for their requiremental que

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Backend Developer interview:
  • About programming languages
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do some practice to be confident and perfect to attend an interview

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Backend Developer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for Cognizant Backend Developer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are Java, Microservices, Spring Boot, Hibernate and AEM.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Backend Developer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Backend Developer interview -

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  2. java8- streams ,default & static method,senerio based question to filter employ...read more
  3. Hr will as about background and which location we preferred like th...read more

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