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Cognizant Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 16 Jan 2025

Top Cognizant Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Nth Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Calculate the Nth term in the Fibonacci sequence, where the sequence is defined as follows: F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2) , with initial ...read more
  • Q2. Pair Sum Problem Statement Given an integer array ARR of size N and an integer S , your goal is to return a list of all pairs of elements such that the sum of elements o ...read more
  • Q3. Minimize Hamming Distance Problem Ninja has strategically formed a team to combat enemies in his city. Each ninja in the team has a specific range of attack, and the tea ...read more
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Cognizant Software Developer Interview Experiences

126 interviews found

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Every single oops concepts
  • Q2. Every sql questions possiible
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I attended only technical not yet results announced
  • Q2. I attended only technical not yet result announced
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is CNN ? Explain the process in detail
  • Q2. What are LLMs and GENAI? what are vectors?
  • Q3. Explain RNN and LSTM and implementation.
  • Q4. Loss Functions and Activation Functions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepaid with all the topics in your Resume

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

It was basic aptitude with general questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

4 coding , 2 were easy 2 were tough

Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. SQL questions on Joins
  • Q3. Aptitude question
  • Q4. Coding question to reverse a list

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well, easily crack it
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at AISSMS Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical reasoning,Quantative aptitude,Verbal ability.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Array,Math Question,Searching,Sorting

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Junior Software Developer

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 Senior Software Developer

 (6)

 Software Developer Intern

 (5)

 Software Developer fresher

 (5)

 Associate Software Developer

 (2)

 Software Developer Trainee

 (1)

 Full Stack Software Developer

 (5)

 Python Software Developer

 (3)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was moderate good question from Time and Distance, Good verbal question also

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding was Easy they ask basic questions prepare well they may ask to show prime number, odd numbers something like this for freshers

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They ask About Oops Concept and also about my college project
  • Q2. They ask me to show 2,3,4,5,6 which one is prime Number share your screen and write coding
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About My Hobbies
  • Q2. About location where you want to join

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For freshers Learn basic coding if you are good in C learn basics question about C in whichever language you know learn basics of that too basic means Theory they may ask about that

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is java class
  • Ans. 

    A Java class is a blueprint for creating objects in Java programming language.

    • Java class is a template that defines the data and behavior of objects.

    • It contains fields (variables) and methods (functions) to manipulate the data.

    • Example: 'public class Car { private String color; public void drive() { // code here } }'

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Java memory management explain
  • Ans. 

    Java memory management involves allocation, usage, and deallocation of memory in Java programs.

    • Java uses automatic memory management through garbage collection

    • Memory is divided into stack and heap

    • Objects are stored in the heap and references in the stack

    • Garbage collector removes unreferenced objects to free up memory

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - basic oops and learn core java

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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic of oops and its piller

Software Developer interview

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posted on 16 Nov 2021

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked basic cods like array, string stream api

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software developer with experience in Java, Python, and web development.

    • Graduated with a degree in Computer Science

    • Worked on multiple projects using Java and Python

    • Familiar with web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Spring boot basic

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn basic java
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quantitative aptitude,reasoning,English

Round 2 - Communication 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Read Sentence given below
  • Q2. Listen sentence and given it back
Round 3 - Coding Test 

The coding test contain the 2 Code which are written in Java or python only and there are two SQL query and according to the cluster there are mcq and web development question

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction about your self
  • Q2. Final year be project
Round 5 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Next 5 year plan about your career
  • Q2. How you tackel situation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for technical and coding round and prepare best for aptitude round because of your coding skill are not matter heare

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Developer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Cognizant Software Developer 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, Spring Boot, Maven, Core Java and Microservices.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Software Developer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Software Developer interview -

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How long is the Cognizant Software Developer interview process?

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

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Cognizant Software Developer Interview Process

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  • Coding Test Round
  • Technical Round - 2
  • HR Round - 1
  • HR Round - 2
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