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      Software Engineer Interview

      Oct 14, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      Spring boot and Java questions. What is the oop mean in Java and what it entails. Ask about experiences. Asked python and html questions. The interview focused on technical questions related to Java, Spring Boot, and OOP concepts such as inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism. They also asked questions about Python basics, HTML structure, and my previous project experiences. Overall, it was detailed and required a good understanding of core programming concepts.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What does html stand for.
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      Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Cognizant

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 15, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.

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      Question 1

      What is data annotations and the example?
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      Software Engineer Interview

      May 10, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)

      Interview

      I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 13, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Pune
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026

      Interview

      Interview process was straight forward. Two technical Interview L1 and L2 rounds happened. L1 was easy with basic java questions. But L2 was the actual interview. They were asking every concept very deeply.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Basic java concepts, collection framework, java 8 features & examples, microservices.
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