Cognex Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jul 21, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 23%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
20 interviews
Cognex interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognex with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognex overall takes an average of 24 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cognex as a Software Engineer according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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