I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant in Oct 2021
Interview
After HR Interview they sent me a link to test my coding skills with 4 coding challenges. When I successfully passed with score 100, I was invited for a technical interview.
During the technical interview, the interviewer constantly laughed. This is the first time I've seen such unprofessional behavior! Regardless of their feedback, in this company I do not want to be. The interviewer should take an etiquette course in my opinion!
My advice - do not waste time with this company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They sent me a link to test my coding skills with 4 coding tests. Technical interview: REST, GET, POST
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Guadalajara, Jalisco) in Oct 2025
Interview
I did 3 rounds of interview, each of them technical, I managed to get to the client, the client were the only one who noticed that I wasn't a support engineer (I didn't apply to that position either, apparently somebody switched me in the middle of the process)
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process included an initial HR screening followed by a technical assessment to test my Java skills. After that, I had one or two rounds of technical interviews focusing on coding, problem-solving, and frameworks like Spring Boot. Finally, there was a managerial round to discuss project experience and team collaboration.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain the difference between an abstract class and an interface in Java.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cognizant (Cluj-Napoca)
Interview
Basic knowledge assesment of java 1.8+
Spring aop, di, mvc, transactions
, resilience (circuit breakers),
Rest APIs
Badic sql
Basic knowledge of docker/kubernetes
Solid, acid, cap
The interviewers are not that consistent, there is a good degree on personal biases based, not all the areas are covered.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explaining basic principles of what is described above.
