Cognizant·Software Engineer

Cognizant Software Engineer interview experience

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ChennaiPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a resume-based screen, my technical interviews leaned hard into backend and cloud tooling.

I got questions tied to my resume and my development background, including Python and cloud concepts, plus backend topics around Flask and Django and how APIs work. They also asked about Terraform and Saltstack, and there were a handful of coding challenges to validate my coding skill alongside SQL query questions.

At some point, it moved into a more intense technical setup where I was interviewed by two people during the technical round—one working professional and another from the HR side. I remember the focus staying centered on core engineering subjects: SQL, REST-style API

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