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Cognizant Software Engineer Reviews

Updated 31 Jan, 2025
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3.8/5
based on 979 reviews

Rating distribution

Category Ratings

3.7

Work-life balance

3.6

Company culture

3.6

Skill development

3.4

Job security

3.4

Work satisfaction

3.3

Salary

3.1

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Hybrid

Hybrid

81% employees reported

Monday to Friday

Monday to Friday

90% employees reported

Flexible timing

Flexible timing

72% employees reported

No travel

No travel

70% employees reported

Gender based rating

3.9
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Rated by Women

297 reviews

3.7
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Rated by Men

642 reviews

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How is Cognizant to work for?
Cognizant is rated 3.8 out of 5, based on 979 reviews by employees on AmbitionBox. Cognizant is known for Work-life balance which is rated at the top and given a rating of 3.7. However, Career growth is rated the lowest at 3.1 and can be improved. To know first hand how it is like to work at Cognizant read detailed reviews based on various job profiles, departments and locations in the reviews section.
How is the salary at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox ratings, Cognizant employees rate its salary and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
How is the work culture at Cognizant?
Work culture is rated 3.6 at Cognizant by 979 employees. While job security is rated 3.4 and work-life balance is rated 3.7 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.
Is work from home available in Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 4% Cognizant employees work from home permanently, 53% work from office 3 days/week, and 9% work from office 2 days/week (based on 163 AmbitionBox reviews in last 6 months).

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Cognizant Software Engineer Salary
based on 15.7k salaries
₹2.2 L/yr - ₹14.8 L/yr
At par with the average Software Engineer Salary in India
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