Cognizant Data Engineer interview questions
Updated May 26, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 12%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 12%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 9%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%In PersonIn Person
- 5%OtherOther
Interview search
75 interviews
Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Data Engineer 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 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Data Engineer according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 24%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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