Work Life at Cognizant - Associate Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

5.0
Aug 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

New office at One-North, very good amenities, barista, fruits, many company events at office, great culture, very active in Outreach to serve the community

Cons

As with all IT consultancy companies, there's a bench category for people who are out of a project and sourcing to find a new project, but when you are put on bench, it's the start of notice period. If you can't find a project within the first week of bench, HR will ask you resign, but while serving your one month notice and you found a project, HR will revoke your resignation. Also bonus is very little only.

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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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