Technical Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Lead roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 26 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 Technical Lead according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 12%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Apr 2017
Interview
Applied through public career website. Got a call from the company. I had to attend two to three rounds of Technical Interview. Then a HR round. Then offer letter is release with in no time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your roles and responsibilities in current role.
The interview process is almost the same as other companies. Depending up upon the hybrid or remote env, the process is over the call or in person. Lateral Joiners should expect at least 3 rounds of discussions,
There will be a 4 rounds of interview if possible a client interview will be arranged initial a basic telephonic round to check our communication skills and followed by the Team lead interview and a manager round and HR final discussion if required a client interview as I said earlier.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the role in the current organization pls explain.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Jul 2025
Interview
Interview process was good, after completing l1 , l2 happened two weeks later. After l2 again client took two weeks after completing all the rounds of interview successfully they mentioned requirement got changed