Upload Button Icon Add office photos
Engaged Employer

i

This company page is being actively managed by Cognizant Team. If you also belong to the team, you can get access from here

Cognizant Verified Tick

Compare button icon Compare button icon Compare

Proud winner of ABECA 2024 - AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards

zig zag pattern zig zag pattern

Filter interviews by

Cognizant Data Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Updated 5 Mar 2025

Cognizant Data Engineer Interview Experiences for Freshers

5 interviews found

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Abhishek Paithankar

posted on 16 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test involved with quantative aptitude, logical reasoning and reading comprehensions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me your introduction.
  • Q2. Tell me about your skills.
  • Ans. 

    I have strong skills in data processing, ETL, data modeling, and programming languages like Python and SQL.

    • Proficient in data processing and ETL techniques

    • Strong knowledge of data modeling and database design

    • Experience with programming languages like Python and SQL

    • Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Are you ready relocate,?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am open to relocating for the right opportunity.

    • I am willing to relocate for the right job opportunity.

    • I have experience moving for previous roles.

    • I am flexible and adaptable to new locations.

    • I am excited about the possibility of exploring a new city or country.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Document verification

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are fresher first prepare for aptitude, because once aptitude get cleared you will get selected from the large compitition and then focus on your technical knowledge and managerial skills about the company.

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Saloni Goswami

posted on 21 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you want to join cognizant
  • Ans. 

    I want to join Cognizant because of its reputation for innovation and growth opportunities.

    • Cognizant is known for its cutting-edge technology solutions

    • I am impressed by Cognizant's commitment to employee development

    • I believe Cognizant will provide me with a challenging and rewarding work environment

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why are you looking for only data engineer role.
  • Ans. 

    I am passionate about working with data and enjoy the challenges and opportunities that come with being a data engineer.

    • I have a strong background in data engineering and enjoy working with data processing technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka.

    • I find data engineering to be a dynamic and evolving field that allows me to continuously learn and grow my skills.

    • I am excited about the impact that data engineering can...

  • Answered by AI

Data Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies for Fresher

asked in LTIMindtree
Q1. If you want very less latency - which is better standalone or cli ... read more
asked in LTIMindtree
Q2. When a spark job is submitted, what happens at backend. Explain t ... read more
asked in LTIMindtree
Q3. How do you do performance optimization in Spark. Tell how you did ... read more
asked in Procore
Q4. What is Data Lake? Difference between data lake and data warehous ... read more
asked in Procore
Q5. Why do we need a data warehouse, why can't we store in the normal ... read more

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

String manipulation, array modification, data structure

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Life goals,hobby,why you want to join company?
  • Q2. What are your hobbies?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For fresher it is easy and important to prepare for basic inter view questions

Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Trailing zeroes in factorial

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. PySpark, Python, SQL and AWS. Level of interview is moderate.

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Senior Data Engineer

 (2)

 Big Data Engineer

 (2)

 Data Center Engineer

 (2)

 Azure Data Engineer

 (7)

 Associate Data Engineer

 (4)

 Gcp Data Engineer

 (4)

 AWS Data Engineer

 (2)

 Data Science Engineer

 (1)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 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 - Coding Test 

Coding round consisted of few technical mcqs and 3 programming questions of any language and 2 questions on sql queries

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic programs like palindrome, fabinocci, prime etc
  • Q2. Questions on python, oops, c, sql, cloud and java
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic hr questions - where do u see your self in 5 yrs etc
  • Q2. Ready to relocate and also documents cross verification

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic programming language and aptitude also knowledge on technical subjects

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. A-Z in MySQL, programming languages(only concepts)

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basics about .Net and SQl server
  • Q2. What are triggers
  • Ans. 

    Triggers are database objects that automatically execute in response to certain events or changes in data.

    • Triggers are used to enforce business rules or data integrity.

    • They can be used to audit changes to data.

    • Triggers can be set to execute before or after an event, such as an insert, update, or delete operation.

    • They can be defined on tables, views, or schemas.

    • Examples of triggers include sending an email notification ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be honest. They prefer learnability over current knowledge

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me something about your self?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Must have complete knowledge of your domain and you skill.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical questions on Microsoft .net/core Azure.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This interview was technical 1 and it's all about 30 minutes around, during interview interviewer ask sometimes baseless questions but interviewee should catch the trap and respond trick to the answer. Sometimes interviewer argued during his or her point how they are correct on their ask but advice to the interviewee not to get into the dispute/argument rest all is depend on the person who is taking an interview technically.
Some formality question may ask like tell me about yourself? what were you are doing so far?are you comfortable for something like in night shifts? etc to check your communication. I advise be honest with yourself on this questions so that you may avoid searching next job after immediately joining the next organisation. I also request don't say yes for sake of yes for the offer and based on that you search the next organisation during your notice period and finally you may drop all the less offered salaries organisations, believe me the offer which you have rejected that may help to the needy person and also maintain the trust in the IT industry if you are honest with yourself.

thanks and best of luck.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Another Skills Prepare for this job?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I attend written test

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Data Engineer interview for freshers?
Cognizant interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for freshers are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Data Engineer interview for freshers?
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 Python, SQL, Spark, Azure and AWS.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Data Engineer interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Data Engineer interview for freshers -

  1. What are all the issues you faced in your project? What is Global Parameter? Wh...read more
  2. What is the difference between supervised and unsupervised learni...read more
  3. How to find delta between two tables in S...read more
How long is the Cognizant Data Engineer interview process?

The duration of Cognizant Data Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

Tell us how to improve this page.

Cognizant Data Engineer Interview Process for Freshers

based on 5 interviews

Interview experience

4.6
  
Excellent
View more
Cognizant Data Engineer Salary
based on 2.2k salaries
₹3.7 L/yr - ₹15.1 L/yr
22% less than the average Data Engineer Salary in India
View more details

Cognizant Data Engineer Reviews and Ratings

based on 156 reviews

3.5/5

Rating in categories

3.5

Skill development

3.5

Work-life balance

2.9

Salary

3.2

Job security

3.4

Company culture

2.7

Promotions

3.2

Work satisfaction

Explore 156 Reviews and Ratings
Associate
72.3k salaries
unlock blur

₹5.2 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

Programmer Analyst
55.6k salaries
unlock blur

₹2.4 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

Senior Associate
50.3k salaries
unlock blur

₹9 L/yr - ₹28.6 L/yr

Senior Processing Executive
29.1k salaries
unlock blur

₹1.8 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

Technical Lead
17.7k salaries
unlock blur

₹6 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

Explore more salaries
Compare Cognizant with

TCS

3.7
Compare

Infosys

3.6
Compare

Wipro

3.7
Compare

Accenture

3.8
Compare
Did you find this page helpful?
Yes No
write
Share an Interview