Cognizant Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 15, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 24%Applied onlineApplied online
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing 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 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 267 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 Software Developer according to 267 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 12%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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