Cognizant Software Developer interview questions
Updated 15 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 24%Applied onlineApplied online
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 3%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 3%In personIn person
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
1,694 interviews
Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Software Developer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Other: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
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