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Cognizant Software Development Engineer salaries in Kolkata (Updated 2025)

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2 - 5 years exp.
₹4.5 Lakhs - ₹9.3 Lakhs
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24% less than the average Software Development Engineer Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 5 years of experience

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Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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Software Development Engineer salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹11.3 L/yr
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₹3 L/yr - ₹7.7 L/yr
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₹3.3 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

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Top skills at Cognizant for Software Development Engineer

Software Development Methodologies WCF Microsoft Technologies C DCOM C# WPF C++
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 30 Jan 2025

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Opportunities to learn, security of job

  • Job security - Good
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Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

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  • Salary - Poor
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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 29 Jan 2025

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Nothing to like about this company

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0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

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  • Salary - Bad
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IT & Information Security Department

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  •  posted on 26 Jan 2025

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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.

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  • Salary - Good
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Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.

  • Skill development - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 22 Jan 2025

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Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

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Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER.

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

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  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025

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I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

Dislikes

Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

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  • Salary - Poor
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Cognizant Software Development Engineer Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Software Development Engineer at Cognizant Kolkata?
Software Development Engineer salary at Cognizant in Kolkata ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.3 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 24% less than the average Software Development Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 6 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant Kolkata.
How does the salary of a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant Kolkata compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant is 24% less than the average salary of a Software Development Engineer in Kolkata. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant?
Software Development Methodologies, WCF, Microsoft Technologies, C and DCOM are some of the popular skills required to work as a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant Kolkata.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Software Development Engineer in Kolkata?
  • Applied Research Works Software Development Engineer Salary - ₹6.0 Lakhs to ₹14.4 Lakhs per year
  • Accenture Software Development Engineer Salary - ₹4.2 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Software Development Engineer in companies similar to Cognizant in Kolkata?
  • Wipro Software Development Engineer Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹7.5 Lakhs per year
  • TCS Software Development Engineer Salary - ₹3.7 Lakhs to ₹9.6 Lakhs per year
  • Ascon Softech Software Development Engineer Salary - ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹9.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant in Kolkata?
The estimated take-home salary of a Software Development Engineer at Cognizant ranges between ₹53,009 per month to ₹54,257 per month in Kolkata. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Software Development Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹9.3 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Software Development Engineer at Cognizant in Kolkata?
According to AmbitionBox, 40% of the Cognizant Software Development Engineers in Kolkata reported a notice period of 3 Months, 20% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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