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Cognizant Senior Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 27 Feb 2024

Cognizant Senior Engineer Interview Experiences

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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 12 Jun 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your responsibility role in the project
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. What is your project discuss your roles and responsibilities in your project
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are the technologies used
  • Ans. 

    We use a variety of technologies including Java, Python, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

    • Java for backend development

    • Python for scripting and data analysis

    • AWS for cloud infrastructure

    • Docker for containerization

    • Kubernetes for container orchestration

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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Feb 2024

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do you troubleshoot outlook?
    • Add your answer

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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 16 Dec 2021

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is virtual DOM
  • Ans. 

    Virtual DOM is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM used for efficient updates.

    • Virtual DOM is a concept used in modern web development frameworks like React.

    • It is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM that is used to track changes and update the actual DOM efficiently.

    • When a change is made to the virtual DOM, it is compared to the previous version to determine the minimum number of changes required to update the actual ...

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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 10 Jul 2021

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basics of Angular
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Basics of js
    • Add your answer

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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 Jul 2021

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posted on 13 Jul 2021

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posted on 11 Oct 2020

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is name mangling?
  • Ans. 

    Name mangling is a technique used by compilers to give unique names to functions and variables to avoid naming conflicts.

    • Name mangling is used in C++ to support function overloading.

    • It is also used in Python to avoid naming conflicts in modules.

    • Name mangling can make it difficult to access variables and functions from outside the class in which they are defined.

    • In C++, name mangling can be seen by using the 'nm' comman

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posted on 21 Apr 2021

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
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posted on 7 Apr 2021

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  • Q1. What are your career aspirations?
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Senior Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 26 Jul 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Coming to AEM,Interviewer has covered all the topics.
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pls don't join in TechMahindra.Especially for AEM Folks.Because there are no projects at all.They force you to learn and work in other domain.Then your AEM knowledge will vanish.Worst Company.
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How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are One-on-one Round, Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for Cognizant Senior Engineer 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 Design Patterns, MVC, TDD, DAO and Java.
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