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Cognizant Senior Software Engineer 1 Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 18 Mar 2024

Cognizant Senior Software Engineer 1 Interview Experiences

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Interview experience
3
Average
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 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java, basics of coding
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java , spring boot micro services
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Amcat, SQL, spring boot

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Hr

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be true to what you are putting before the interviewer . Try to put your ideas Add something you did well in your career like in projects /research which you know very well and versed in concepts about it for open interview so that interviewer can get bandwidth where he can ask questions from. This is simply a key .

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Simple program
  • Q2. I wrote a simple program in C

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be bold and confident

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How do you get the second to last element from a SQL table?
  • Ans. 

    To get the second to last element from a SQL table, use the OFFSET-FETCH clause.

    • Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the table in descending order.

    • Use the OFFSET-FETCH clause to skip the last row and fetch the second to last row.

    • Example: SELECT column_name FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name DESC OFFSET 1 ROWS FETCH NEXT 1 ROWS ONLY;

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice by building a simple full stack web application.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2018. There was 0 interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: This interview was a technical one but was majorly a stress test. It lasted for about 1 hour 10 minutes. The interviewer wanted to test both my knowledge and communication skills. Most of the questions asked to me were related to my B.Tech curriculum i.e. computer science related topics. He stressed a lot on the basics related to my project topic. Luckily I was able to answer most of the questions correctly. I tried to answer each question with examples and also used props on the table (like pens, paperweights, pen stands etc.) to explain my theories. It was my first offcampus interview, and I think I did pretty well for a fresher.
You need to stay calm and should apply presence of mind. Please go through the job description thoroughly word-by-word and recheck your resume to ensure that you are a best-fit for the position.
Skills: Communication, Body Language, Problem Solving, Leadership, Presentation Skills
Duration: <1 week

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What technical challenges have you faced in your work till now and how did you overcome it?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be truthful and give detailed explanation of the issues and how it was resolved. Explain the severity of the problem and what blockage it had caused in your daily work. How did you chose a solution and how fast was it implemented.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 3 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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Java assesment.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good company to start your career. Even if project managers or people wont support you, you will have teams and they will surely assist you with learning and progressing further.

Great to be part of Wipro!!

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic coding questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident , easy to crack

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very crisp and to the point in the interview. There is no point beating round the bush

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

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How many rounds are there in Cognizant Senior Software Engineer 1 interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are One-on-one Round, Technical and Coding Test.
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