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Updated 18 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Nth Fibonacci Number Nth term of Fibonacci series F(n), where F(n) is a function, is calculated using the following formula - F(n) = F(n-1) + F(n-2), Where, F(1) = F(2) = ...read more
  • Q2. Pair Sum You are given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an integer 'S'. Your task is to return the list of all pairs of elements such that each sum of elements of e ...read more
  • Q3. NINJA ATTACK Ninja has built his team of ninjas to fight with the enemies in his city. Ninja made a plan of attacking all his enemies. In his team, every ninja has his ow ...read more
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user image Anonymous

posted on 1 Mar 2021

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Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Dec 2024

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jun 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics technical questions l1
  • Q2. L2 interview advance technical

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Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 18 Dec 2024

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

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

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. Components, directives and pipes
  • Q2. Reactive forms, formarray, pipes
  • Q3. Change detection, onPush strategy, bootstrapping process
  • Q4. Advanced js questions

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Nov 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. I attended only technical not yet results announced
  • Q2. I attended only technical not yet result announced

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Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 Nov 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

It was basic aptitude with general questions

2

Coding Test Round

4 coding , 2 were easy 2 were tough

3

Technical Round (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

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Amrita Verma

posted on 1 Jul 2024

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

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

2

Coding Test Round

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

3

Technical Round (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
4

HR Round (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

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Oct 2024

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is java class
  • Q2. Java memory management explain

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Md Samir Alam

posted on 13 Dec 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic of oops and its piller

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user image TechieLifestyle

posted on 16 Nov 2021

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Sep 2024

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Asked basic cods like array, string stream api

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Spring boot basic

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn basic java

Software Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

5 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Quantitative aptitude,reasoning,English

2

Communication Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Read Sentence given below
  • Q2. Listen sentence and given it back
3

Coding Test Round

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

4

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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

HR Round (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?

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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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  • HR Round
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