Cognizant Senior Software Engineer Salaries by 4500+ Employees (Updated 2025)

2 - 13 years exp.

₹5.8 Lakhs - ₹30 Lakhs

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Fixed (96%)

₹16.1 Lakhs

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₹0.7 Lakh

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10% more than the average Senior Software Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 13 years of experience

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Senior Software Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹5.8 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 13 years. Salary estimates are based on 4.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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3.5

Rated by 238 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Software Engineer in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 25 Sep 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

...2. In my case, I found my teammates more helpful than managers or tech leads. 3. If project revenue is good, salary hike will be good. Otherwise expect 5-8% hike.

Dislikes

1. Toxic tech lead in my case. Micromanagement. 2. Internal politics is top notch. 3. More than 10 hours work on workdays, some Saturdays without extra pay.

Senior Software Engineer in Pune

Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0

• posted on 08 Jul 2022

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

1. Onboarding and Induction: The Onboarding and Recruitment Process in Cognizant is very smooth. The induction was also very good. 2. Pay-scale: Salary is average with regards to what other Organizations will offer for a Senior IBM BPM Developer. 3. Work Life balance is average. 4. Learning Platforms: What I loved about Cognizant is their Skill Up program, every annual year you will be given opportunities to skill up on Cloud Platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and IBM Cloud. 2 certification vouchers are available every year. Learning platforms are also very good, you will get access to many platforms like udemy.

Skill development - Good

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...uggle with IID for quite some time. The quality of work is also not that good. Appraisal and Variable Pay: I worked really hard to learn IID from scratch on my own and being the only Senior Associate, I mentored some newly hired Software Trainees as well. I am a good team player as well and never faced any escalation from Client side, still I got penny in the appraisal cycle and even my variable pay disbursement was not even close to 40% of my total variable of 45k. Team Structure: Think twice before joining Cognizant for an IBM BPM Developer profile, you may regret it later down the line. They are currently onboarding new graduate hires in the team only as a replacement for Senior Associates, so you might be the only resource who knows how to program in the team. Best of luck 🤞

Salary - Poor

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Senior Software Engineer in Client Location

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 24 Sep 2022

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Offer better salary compare to other service based company if you joining as lateral.

Salary - Good

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It is same as other service based company. you won't get promotion until you ask for it, no matter how you are performing, how much time you already spent.

Senior Software Engineer in Chennai

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 09 Jul 2020

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Compensation is very decent to me

Salary - Good

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Cognizant is implementing ramp down across all the BU which is impacting the employee future, Managers do not value an individual unique strengths. Job security is very challenge in CTS for senior people

Skill development - Poor

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Senior Software Engineer

Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department

4.0

• posted on 06 Aug 2018

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Work culture is one thing where cts is average at. Compensation benefits lack as v.p will be good evry year. Learning is avarage too. Job security good. Managers rule and HRs don't.

Skill development - Good

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It depends on project. But cts as a whole I don't have any dislikes excepts for very marginal hikes each year.

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What is the salary of Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant?

Senior Software Engineer salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹5.8 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 13 years. According to our estimates it is 10% more than the average Senior Software Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4.6k latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant is 10% more than the average salary of a Senior Software Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What are the top skills required to work as a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant?

Java, Spring Boot, Software Engineering, Core Java and People Management are some of the popular skills required to work as a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant India.

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What is the estimated take home salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹1,14,096 per month to ₹1,17,273 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Senior Software Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹5.8 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 13 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Senior Software Engineer at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 30% of the Cognizant Senior Software Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months, 28% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 2.2k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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