I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cogent Labs (Pakistan) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process was overall good, consisting of:
Initial screening call
Technical assessment
Technical interview
HR interview
After this round, there was one final technical interview, but I wasn't selected to proceed to it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OOP, DSA (mostly linked lists), and DB (some SQL queries).
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cogent Labs (Pakistan) (Lahore) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process started with a written test that included two array based programming questions. After clearing the test, there was an HR interview followed by a technical interview that focused on core concepts and problem solving. The final stage was an interview with the CTO. Overall, the process was structured and well-organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the technical interview, I was asked an analytical problem where two bulbs are dropped from a 100 floor building to determine the highest floor from which the bulb would not break. The discussion focused on the optimal approach and reasoning behind the solution.
One day hiring process. First a coding round is conducted. After that people who paas those are moved to first technical interview and then if they pass that as well they are moved to second technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you throw a 10 x10 cube in paint. How many blocks would have paint on any one of their sides.