Associate Software Engineer Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer Developer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Associate Software Engineer Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Other: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Mar 2025
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Satisfying interview experience. Very supportive interviewer. it just took 2hrs of queue to join the online TR round. My interview went on for 30min atleast. Overall satisfying experience. Looking for to working with CTS.
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions