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Cognizant Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 6 Apr 2025

Top Cognizant Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. 2.What programming language are you proficient with..?
  • Q2. two puzzles: 1. how can you cut a cake in 8 pieces in minimum number of cuts(answered) ,2.make 4 equilateral triangles using 6 matchsticks(answered)
  • Q3. 1. Project description 2. Technologies used in recent project 3. What is dependency injection 4. Difference between Rest and Soap 5. Difference between Monolithic and Mic ...read more
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Cognizant Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Harshit Taneja

posted on 29 Mar 2024

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

I appeared for an interview in Sep 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Behavioural question
  • Q2. Basic reasoning logic
  • Q3. 2 coding and database questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

An aptitude test is easy with normal questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Normal hacker rank questions for solving

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep looking and working hard

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

Moderate level questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduction
  • Q2. Oops concepts ,threads
  • Q3. Exception handling
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduction
  • Q2. About project and roles and Responsibilities

Cognizant interview questions for designations

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 (40)

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 (27)

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 (15)

 Software Testing Engineer

 (7)

 Software Development Engineer

 (3)

 Software Engineer II

 (2)

 System Software Engineer

 (2)

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPs concepts, kotlin coroutines

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via LinkedIn

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ASP.NET question, entity framework, SQL
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself, where you have completed your graduation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. String related coding questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference Between method over loading and overriding
  • Ans. 

    Method overloading is having multiple methods in the same class with the same name but different parameters. Method overriding is having a method in a subclass with the same name and parameters as a method in the superclass.

    • Method overloading is resolved at compile time based on the method signature and parameters.

    • Method overriding is resolved at runtime based on the actual object type.

    • Method overloading is used to pro...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude tests with easy to intermediate difficulty

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General technical questions including some coding questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions, consider you are selected if you reached HR round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Confidence, Work and Consistence leads to multiple paths
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic coding qtn nothing much high level

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Qtn realted to opps sql and dsa. Basic understanding of programming
  • Q2. Basic understanding of programming

Cognizant Interview FAQs

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

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

  1. 2.What programming language are you proficient with...read more
  2. two puzzles: 1. how can you cut a cake in 8 pieces in minimum number of cuts(an...read more
  3. 1. Project description 2. Technologies used in recent project 3. What is depend...read more
How long is the Cognizant Software Engineer interview process?

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

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Cognizant Software Engineer Interview Process

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  • HR Round
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