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Cognizant Softwaretest Engineer Kolkata Reviews

Updated 1 Jun, 2024

Overall Rating

3.7/5

based on 9 reviews

Rating distribution

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4 (44.4%)

1 (11.1%)

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Category Ratings

4.2

Skill development

4.1

Company culture

3.8

Work-life balance

3.7

Work satisfaction

3.6

Job security

3.1

Promotions

2.9

Salary

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Workplace insights

Monday to Friday

100% employees reported

Flexible timing

60% employees reported

No travel

75% employees reported

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Gender based rating

3.0

Rated by Women

2 reviews

3.8

Rated by Men

7 reviews

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Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Software Development Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 01 Jun 2024

Likes

Dislikes

Many things about senior's

Salary - Poor
Skill development - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Poor
Company culture - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

5.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 27 Jan 2024

Likes

great work-life balance and Job security is high and onsite opportunity is also high. But every thing is depend on the project on which u work

Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

very low salary but work load is high and appraisal bonus is also low.But every thing is depend on the project on which u work

Salary - Poor

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Hi Everyone, I have 3.5 yoe in QA automation, initially in UFT, currently working on TOSCA, what salary bracket should I target. CCTC - 6.7 Please suggest.

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Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Telecom Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 24 Oct 2023

Likes

Good work culture no toxicity

Salary - Good
Skill development - Excellent
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Nothing to dislike every thing is quite good

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Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 17 Jul 2023

Likes

Leaning

Dislikes

Randomly put into different skills project.

Job security - Poor

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 06 Aug 2022

Likes

There is Job Security

Job security - Good
Company culture - Good

Dislikes

Low skill development

Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

5.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 07 Apr 2022

Likes

It's learning opportunity.

Skill development - Excellent
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

It's compensation, management and etc.

Job security - Poor

Work Details

So bad.

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 06 Jan 2020

Likes

Campus

Dislikes

Compensation

Salary - Poor
Work satisfaction - Poor

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

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Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 29 Apr 2018

Likes

Cognizant Kolkata location office is not good

Dislikes

Job security is not there from last year but previously it was a stable company. Management need to check on this

Salary - Poor
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Poor
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Softwaretest Engineer in Kolkata

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 09 May 2018

Likes

nothing

Dislikes

Everything you listed

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Poor
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Poor
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Not happy at all

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

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