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Updated 14 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What are custom hooks in React, and what are their use cases? Additionally, can you provide an example of a custom hook that performs an API call and utilizes the retriev ...read more
  • Q2. If I have assigned different colors to an ID and a class and applied both to the same element, which color will be applied based on CSS specificity precedence?
  • Q3. What will be the output of the following JavaScript code fragment: `const a; function test() { console.log(a); }; test();`?
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Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics core Java
  • Q2. Springboot and microservices
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Agile methodology
  • Q2. Array coding questions, SAGA Pattern
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

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Coding Test Round

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Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic java question

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

I was interviewed in Oct 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Concepts and technical question
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. It was pure technical with advance question
Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Core java, Collections, Sql queries, coding using stream and java 8 features

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posted on 14 Feb 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Based on work experience question asked regarding cloud and microservice based question
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Cloud based questions

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posted on 22 Mar 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Microservice questions and cloud services.
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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2

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude test was taken for campus placements.

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question was asked about college project
  • Q2. Basic of Java programming and sql

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Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Diff between == and equals in Java
  • Q2. How do you unit test a spring application
  • Q3. What is dependency injection in spring
  • Q4. Give an example of inner join, outer join
  • Q5. What are thymeleaf expressions

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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Software Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Cognizant Senior Software 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 Java, Software Engineering, Spring Boot, Core Java and Microservices.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Senior Software Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Senior Software Engineer interview -

  1. What are custom hooks in React, and what are their use cases? Additionally, can...read more
  2. If I have assigned different colors to an ID and a class and applied both to th...read more
  3. What will be the output of the following JavaScript code fragment: `const a; fu...read more
How long is the Cognizant Senior Software Engineer interview process?

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

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