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Cognizant Senior Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Experienced

Updated 2 Mar 2025

Top Cognizant Senior Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

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Cognizant Senior Software Developer Interview Experiences for Experienced

6 interviews found

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Questions regarding Java 8, Spring Boot, and Microservices were asked.

Round 2 - Was selected, Not scheduled 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. NA - Not Available
  • Q2. Was selected for the 2nd Round as per the communication from them but they never got back or scheduled the second round after that.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Market is really not good and these are really testing times. While I am barely surviving on 12 lpa with a 8.7 years of experience, I have given n number of interviews and performed a lot better than any of my previous interviews. Still I am not getting any heads up whatsoever.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is entity framework
  • Ans. 

    Entity Framework is an ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) framework for .NET applications.

    • ORM framework for .NET applications

    • Maps database tables to classes in code

    • Provides a way to query and manipulate data using LINQ

    • Supports various database providers such as SQL Server, MySQL, etc.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is CTE in SQL
  • Ans. 

    CTE stands for Common Table Expression in SQL, used to create temporary result sets that can be referenced within a query.

    • CTEs are defined using the WITH keyword

    • They can be recursive or non-recursive

    • CTEs improve readability and maintainability of complex queries

    • Example: WITH cte AS (SELECT * FROM table_name) SELECT * FROM cte

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are solid principles
  • Ans. 

    SOLID principles are a set of five design principles for writing maintainable and scalable object-oriented code.

    • Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) - a class should have only one reason to change

    • Open/Closed Principle (OCP) - classes should be open for extension but closed for modification

    • Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) - objects of a superclass should be replaceable with objects of its subclasses without affectin...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are design patterns
  • Ans. 

    Design patterns are reusable solutions to common problems in software design.

    • Design patterns provide a template for solving recurring design problems in software development.

    • They help in making code more maintainable, scalable, and efficient.

    • Examples include Singleton, Factory, Observer, and Strategy patterns.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why you would like to join company
  • Q2. Why shouild we select you

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Senior Software Developer interview:
  • SQL
  • c#
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it takes a lots of time to get in to a project,please consider this fact

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Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Jul 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. React js useMemo useCallback difference
  • Ans. 

    useMemo is used to memoize the result of a function, while useCallback is used to memoize a function itself.

    • useMemo is used to optimize expensive calculations by caching the result and returning it when the dependencies don't change.

    • useCallback is used to optimize the performance of child components by preventing unnecessary re-renders when the dependencies don't change.

    • Both useMemo and useCallback accept a dependency ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. React js useEffect usecase

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Hashmap internal working
  • Q2. Concurrent modification exception
  • Q3. Java 8 Features
  • Q4. Singleton, mutable vs immutable
  • Ans. 

    Singleton is a design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object. Immutable objects cannot be changed after creation.

    • Singleton pattern is used to ensure only one instance of a class is created and provide a global point of access to it.

    • Mutable objects can be changed after creation, while immutable objects cannot.

    • Immutable objects are thread-safe and can be shared across multiple threads without t...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be Confident about your answer. If you don't know be bold to express that or state that you can give a try

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 (10)

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 (5)

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 (5)

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 (2)

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 (1)

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 (6)

 Full Stack Software Developer

 (5)

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Not asking in deep

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just work on your technical skills.. that's enough for cognizant.

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Be clear with concepts

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions on Java,SQL,some trending technologies(IOT,Big data),pattern questions, programming questions with different approaches.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basics of DSA, have knowledge about the databases, some common dml ,ddl statements, programming knowledge of a particular language like C,Java, python,etc...have good command on oops concepts... little bit of frameworks knowledge will also help

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic questions

I applied via Newspaper Ad and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions of java.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Intro and other hr related questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Cover the basic questions regarding the programming language.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Puzzles, Psychometric Test

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some water in 3 Jars question, you had to measure out 5L correctly

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make the interview interactive, I got this input from another Senior. Before i went into the interview room the volunteers were telling all those who goes into Room No 1 is screwed. I was praying i don't get room no 1. But fortunately for me I got room no 1 because when the interviewer gave me the puzzle and handed over pen and paper he went back to relax his posture and when i explained i will fill the 5L Jar first, he immediately came forward to listen to me, at that moment i knew i got the job because i felt the previous candidates never made their interview interactive and that's why he went back to relax his posture.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Software Developer interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, HR and Coding Test.
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