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Cognizant Lead Software Engineer salaries in Bangalore / Bengaluru (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
7 - 14 years exp.
₹15.3 Lakhs - ₹32 Lakhs
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₹23.9 Lakhs
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₹1.2 Lakh
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Engineering - Software & QA
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7 - 14 years exp. (18 salaries)
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₹15.3 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr

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11 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹20.7 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

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Lead Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹32 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 7 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025

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₹9.6 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr
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₹9.9 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr
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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 02 Mar 2025

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As working here is quite good when your manager is cooperative. Though In previous two years work and manager both was good no complaints for them and i worked from home till now and everyone was cool.

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Dislikes

Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

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  • Company culture - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0
  •  posted on 21 Feb 2025

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Likes

CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

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  • Salary - Good
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Dislikes

As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.

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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 20 Feb 2025

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We can get free online portal like udemy.

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Dislikes

...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 06 Feb 2025

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Likes

For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.

  • Skill development - Good

Dislikes

For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.

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Data Science & Analytics Department

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Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

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everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

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Cognizant Lead Software Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru?
Lead Software Engineer salary at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs for experience between 7 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 20 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.
What are the top skills required to work as a Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant?
People Management, Web Services, Knowledge Management, HCM and Java are some of the popular skills required to work as a Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant Bangalore / Bengaluru.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Lead Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru?
  • Microsoft Corporation Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹26.0 Lakhs to ₹49.0 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
  • Oracle Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹19.5 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
  • Koch Business Solutions Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹36.0 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹13.6 Lakhs to ₹45.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Lead Software Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?
  • Infosys Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹19.3 Lakhs to ₹27.1 Lakhs per year
  • Concentrix Catalyst Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹19.0 Lakhs to ₹23.4 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹8.9 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year
  • DXC Technology Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹12.0 Lakhs to ₹33.0 Lakhs per year
  • HCLTech Lead Software Engineer Salary - ₹11.7 Lakhs to ₹37.5 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?
The estimated take-home salary of a Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,58,734 per month to ₹1,64,774 per month in Bangalore / Bengaluru. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Lead Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹32.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 7 years to 14 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Lead Software Engineer at Cognizant in Bangalore / Bengaluru?
According to AmbitionBox, 47% of the Cognizant Lead Software Engineers in Bangalore / Bengaluru reported a notice period of 2 Months, 26% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 15 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Lead Software Engineer salary in Bangalore / Bengaluru ranges between ₹15.3 Lakhs to ₹32 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 20 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.