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Cognizant Senior Programmer Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 3 May 2017

Cognizant Senior Programmer Analyst Interview Experiences

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Senior Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 May 2017

I was interviewed before May 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Technical questions
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. About me
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Adaptability related
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Relocation
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Duration: 3 hours

College Name: KIET

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Senior Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Capgemini user image Priyanka VILAS warvate

posted on 1 Jan 2022

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

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Angular framework questions
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. My interviewer asked me questions based on angular framework. He asked me very basic questions like What is angular framework? Command to create component? Life Cycle hooks of angular? What is directives? ...
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basics of technology which you r going to give interview. Go through job details briefly and prepare accordingly.

Specialist Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Infosys user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Dec 2024

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

Coding test will be pretty hard. 2 questions will be giv

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test will be pretty hard. Have to choose any one of 2 questions given and solve it in 45 mins.
Atleast 70-80% test case needs to be cleared to pass

Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Drill down on the tech stack mentioned in CV
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Basic concepts of Java
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Advanced java like stream, sealed classes, webflux etc
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Concepts on cloud, docker, kubernetes etc
    • Add your answer

Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Accenture user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Vignan Institute of Technology & Science, Ranga Reddy and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

1st round is Cognitive which consists of English, pseudocodes, Arthametic and reasoning.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2nd is coding consists of 2nd questions.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself? Tell me about your projects. Basics in python.
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Why do you choose engineering
  • Ans. 

    I chose engineering because I have always been fascinated by problem-solving and creating innovative solutions.

    • Passion for problem-solving and creating innovative solutions

    • Interest in technology and how things work

    • Opportunities for creativity and continuous learning

    • Desire to make a positive impact on society through technological advancements

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy and don't feel nervous

Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Wipro user image Sampasani Nagamani

posted on 27 Aug 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal, reasoning, aptitude

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Factorial, reverse string

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduction
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Projects u have done
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based project management tool for tracking tasks and deadlines.

    • Used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development

    • Implemented backend functionality using Node.js and MongoDB

    • Incorporated user authentication and authorization features

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q3. Questions on Oops concept
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Program in python
  • Ans. 

    Program in python

    • Use Python's syntax to write code

    • Utilize libraries and functions to achieve desired functionality

    • Test the program to ensure it works correctly

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q5. SQL question and DBMS
    • Add your answer

Skills evaluated in this interview

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

TCS user image Abi rami

posted on 11 Jan 2025

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between let and const in javascript
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Map() uses
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Concat 2 arrays
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare with all basic questions

Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

HCLTech user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Mar 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Programing based Html Java C++
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Programing based and basics of computer Asking project s also..
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Programing Hyml Java C++ C programing Python
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Programing based
    • Add your answer
  • Q5. Marketing also Sales purchase And i have 1 year experience person
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Program development.
Creting web page

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Programmer interview:
  • I have experience person
  • Programming
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My short term goal is get a job in good company.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

DXC Technology user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Jun 2023

Interview experience
2
Poor
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 - Coding Test 

Simple basic coding with beginner level DSA

Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Language related questions and from your resume.
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. Everything from your resume, languages mentioned will be asked for and some problems to be solved verbally in coding.
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. About your hobbies and why you prefer them
    • Add your answer
  • Q4. Rest APIs if you mention them will be plus point as they are user both in back and front ends.
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for aptitude round and always have complete knowledge on what you mention in your resume

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

IBM user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Jan 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed before Jan 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Who are you in my job?

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In which sector were you born?
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. India i am born is this
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hi, can you believe it is the second?

Specialist Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre user image Anonymous

posted on 4 May 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Performance Tunings Joins
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. SSIS Bufferr and memories related queries Parallel processing in SSIS Power BI reporting life cycle DAX questions on power BI
    • Add your answer
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role of CPU AND Cores in Performance Improvement Sharding concepts TABLE PARTITION DATA WAREHOUSE
    • Add your answer
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role based questions
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I gave Interview for BI Developer
They focused mainly on the Performance Tunings concept. Role of CPU and Cores in performance Tuning. Basic SQL and SSIS related questions.
Data warehouse concepts and in detail of star and snowflake schema
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